28.09.2026. Item No. 13. Court No. 758 ap W.P.A. 2130 of 2024 Sahidur Rahaman Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Ibrahim Shaikh, Mr. Benazir Shaikh. …For the petitioner. Mr. Arka Prava Sen, Ms. Kushi Prasun Chatterjee. …For the State. 1. The case of the petitioner in this writ petition is that the respondent no.7, being the owner of Al-Habibi Tour and Travels and the respondent nos.8 to 10 being the employees of the said Agency, approached the petitioner for Umrah Pilgrimage holding themselves out as expert tour organizers. 2. The petitioner alleges that the petitioner was induced to pay a sum of Rs.32,80,000/- for air-tickets and local transports and other amenities on the promise of departure on 21st January, 2023. However, no tickets or VISA were provided to them till 7th February, 2023. 3. On being approached, the petitioner was informed that the tickets were booked for 9th February, 2023 but the respondents do not respond to the petitioner when they were approached on the said date. The respondents were found absconding. 4. In such circumstances, a complaint was lodged with the Officer-in-charge, Beniapukur Police Station 2 followed by a complaint to the Joint Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner and Beniapukur Police Station Case No. 73 of 2023 dated 1st March, 2023 under Sections 420/406/120B of the Indian Penal was registered for investigation. 5. According to the petitioner, no concrete steps were taken in the said investigation which prompted the petitioner to approach this Court by way of present writ petition. 6. The State has filed a report wherefrom it appears that investigation of the said case has culminated into a charge-sheet being No.128 of 2026 dated 24th August, 2026. 7. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not been informed about the outcome of the investigation and the petitioner is also not aware whether such charge-sheet has at all been filed before the Trial Court. 8. In the above factual matrix, since the investigation of the said case is complete, which has culminated into a charge-sheet, the present writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the de facto complainant/petitioner to redress his grievances, if any, before the learned Magistrate. 9. It is made clear that if any such application is filed before the concerned Magistrate, the same shall be disposed of expeditiously and in accordance with law. 3 10. There will be no order as to costs. 11. All parties are directed to act on a server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Anuj Singh, J.)