28.09.2026. Item No. 35. Court No. 758 ap W.P.A. 22893 of 2024 Sri Sanat Kumar Ghosh Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Golam Mustafa, Mr. Tarasankar Samanta. …For the petitioner. Mrs. Sudipa Banerjee, Mr. Kaushik Roy. …For the State. 1. The petitioner claims to be an absolute owner of 121 decimals of land in two plots being Plot No. 111 (53 decimals) and Plot No. 115 (68 decimals) under Khatian No. 4811 within Mouza – Paschim Bainan, District – Howrah. 2. The petitioner contends that the respondent no.5, who was alleged a muscle man and connected with the ruling political party, approached and demanded the petitioner to produce the original Title Deed of the said land. On good faith, the petitioner handed over the original Title Deed of the petitioner to the respondent no.5. 3. It is alleged that despite requests and demands, the respondent no.5 did not return the original Title Deed to the petitioner. 4. In or about February, 2022, the respondent no.6 sought to interfere with the possession of the petitioner in the said land claiming to be the owner of 2 the same by way of a Deed of Sale dated 13th October, 2008. 5. The petitioner contends that the said Deed of Sale is a forged and fabricated document as the petitioner did not execute any Deed of Sale, nor received any consideration from the respondent no.6, nor attended the Registration Office for signing the alleged Sale Deed. 6. In such circumstances, the petitioner is to protect his civil right had already filed a Civil Suit being Title Suit No. 143 of 2022 pending before the learned Civil Judge (Junior Division) 2nd Court, Uluberia, Howrah. 7. The petitioner has also lodged a complaint dated 14th August, 2024 with the Inspector-in-charge, Bagnan Police Station disclosing commission of the offence of cheating and forgery against the miscreants. The petitioner, in such circumstances, approached the Court alleging inaction on the part of the police to take steps in the matter. 8. The State is represented and filed a status report dated 10th September, 2026. It appears from the said status report of the State that upon lodging of the aforesaid complaint dated 14th August, 2024, Bagnan Police Station Case No. 494 of 2024 has been registered for investigation into the offence punishable under Sections 420/406/467/468/471/120 of the Indian Penal Code, investigation of the said case is 3 going on. The report further reveals that in view of the disputes between the parties, the police is keeping a sharp vigil over the said property to avoid any untoward incident. 9. Having heard the learned Counsel appearing for the respective parties, the instant writ petition is disposed of with a direction upon the Inspector-in- charge, Bagnan Police Station to expeditiously conclude the investigation of the case by examining all material aspects of the matter and particularly, the allegations of forgery and file its report before the jurisdictional Magistrate. 10. The petitioner shall be entitled to agitate his grievances, if any, before the jurisdictional Magistrate in accordance with law. 11. It is clarified that this Court has not gone into the merits of the allegations of the petitioner against the private respondents. 12. Learned Counsel for the State submits that the allegation of inaction on the part of the respondent authorities is misconceived and not admitted by the State. 13. There will be no order as to costs. 14. 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.)