29.09.2026 In The High Court at Calcutta Sl. No. 7 Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Court No. 758 Appellate Side Moumita WPA 10307 of 2024 Arti Debi Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Md. Habibur Rahaman, Adv. ….For the Petitioner Mr. Partha Chakroborty, Adv. …For the State 1. The instant writ petition has been filed, inter alia, praying for direction upon the Inspector- in-Charge Karandighi Police Station to register an FIR and investigate into the death of the writ petitioner’s son who died due to of poisoning. 2. It is the petitioner’s case that the petitioner belongs to a Tribal community, living below the poverty line, and the son of the petitioner died-in mysterious circumstances. The petitioner alleged that the private respondents may have been involved in the death of his son. It is further alleged that the respondent no. 5 who is a very influential person in the locality hatched a conspiracy with others to use the son of the petitioner as a bonded 2 labour and that he made a false arrangement of marriage of the son of the petitioner with his daughter in September 2023. Subsequently he forcibly married the son with his daughter against the will of the petitioner, when the petitioner’s son was only 17 years old. It is further submitted that after the marriage the respondent no. 5 kept the petitioner’s son at this house and compelled him to work for him wishes of the against the petitioner. On 5th February, 2024 the petitioner got information that the private respondent had mercilessly beaten the petitioner’s son. After reaching the spot the petitioner come to learn that the petitioner’s son was lying dead. It is further stated that a UD case no. 8 of 2024 dated 05.02.2024 has already been registered. The petitioner prays for the registration of a case of murder and investigation into the said complaint. A report was called from the State, and accordingly learned Advocate representing the State has submitted a Status Report dated 29.09.2026. 3. Learned Counsel representing the State submits that the post-mortem report and the surathal report reveals that the death was 3 caused due to the effects of poisonous substance. No bodily injury was found on the deceased. It is stated that according to police they have concluded that there is no foul play in the death of the child. 4. Be that as it may, since the petitioner has a specific grievance against suspected persons, the petitioner will be at liberty to approach the jurisdictional Magistrate with the appropriate application under Section 175 of BNSS for registration for an FIR and investigation into the offences alleged. 5. Needless to mention that this Court has not gone into the merits of the allegations made by the petitioner against the private respondents. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition being WPA 10307 of 2024 is disposed of, on the above observation, without any order as to costs. 7. Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be furnished expeditiously. (Anuj Singh, J.)