29.09.2026 In The High Court at Calcutta Sl. No. 4 Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Court No. 758 Appellate Side Moumita WPA 7873 of 2024 Rakhal Chandra Chowdhury & Anr. Vs. Inspector-in-Charge/Officer-in—Charge, Nagerbazar Police Station & Ors. Mr. Swapan Kumar Mazumdar, Adv. Mr. Sapatarshi Mazumdar, Adv. ….For the Petitioners Mrs. Sudipa Banerjee, JGA Mr. Nripendra Pratap Singh, Adv. ….For the State 1. The principal grievance of the petitioner is that the temple of the petitioner of Maa Anondomoyee was put lock and key by the investigating officer of Nagerbazar Police Station Case No. 75/2023 dated 08.03.2023 under Section 498A/406 IPC. 2. The writ petitioner alleges that when the said temple was put under lock and was sealed, there were several valuable ornaments and articles lying inside the temple. However, subsequently when the said temple was de- sealed under an order dated 22.09.2023 ACJM Barackpore in connection with C Case No. 150/2023 the petitioners claim to learn that all such ornaments and valuable articles 2 have been removed. The petitioner further alleges that the investigating officer of the case who was a public servant has colluded with others to remove valuable articles from the temple. In light of the aforesaid, the petitioner in the present writ petition has prayed for a direction upon the Inspector-in-Charge/OC of Nagerbazar Police Station to register a case on the basis of the complaint lodged by the petitioners. 3. It appears that the petitioners have made allegations of theft which is cognizable in nature. 4. Without going into the merits of the allegations made by the petitioner or commenting thereupon this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty given to the petitioner to approach the jurisdictional Magistrate with appropriate application under Section 175 of BNSS for registration of an FIR on the basis of the complaint made by him. 5. It needless to mention that if the application is made learned Magistrate shall entertain and dispose of the same in accordance with law. 3 6. It is clarified this Court has not commented on the merits of the allegations on the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition being WPA 7873 of 2024 stands disposed of, without any order as to costs. 8. Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be furnished expeditiously. (Anuj Singh, J.)