01.10.2026 38 Court No. 05 (DL) (Suvendu Mukherjee) IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction (APPELLATE SIDE) WPA 26065 of 2026 Uttam Kundu & Anr. –Versus – The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Indranil Roy Mr. Joydeep Mukherjee Mr. Gunjan Kumar Singh Ms. Puspa Maity Mr. Manoj Kumar Ms. Rima Mondal Mr. Niranjan Yadav Mr. Vikas Kumar ….for the petitioners Mr. Abhijit Ray Mr. Prasanta Bishal …for the State respondents 1) Affidavit of service filed on behalf of petitioners is taken on record. 2) Learned advocate representing petitioners prays for direction upon concerned police authorities to disclose criminal prosecutions pending against petitioners as on date with particulars. 3) Petitioner no. 2 is wife of petitioner no. 1 and it is submitted by Mr. Roy, learned Senior Advocate representing petitioners that petitioner no. 1 is presently in custody. 4) State respondents are represented by learned advocate. 5) In view of prayer made in this writ petition, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Legal), West Bengal is directed to intimate petitioner no. 2 number of criminal 2 prosecutions pending against petitioners as on date along with relevant particulars by forwarding a letter to petitioner no. 2 within fortnight from date. 6) Liberty is granted to learned advocate for petitioners to amend cause-title of writ petition and array Deputy Inspector General of Police (Legal), West Bengal as additional respondent by 5th October, 2026. However, service of notice upon Deputy Inspector General of Police (Legal), West Bengal stands dispensed with since State respondents are represented by learned advocate. 7) Writ petition stands disposed of. 8) Parties to act on server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)