D/L134 07.10.2026 Bpg. WPA No.26058 of 2025 Ashoke Das Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Arijit Pradhan. …for the petitioner. 1. Affidavit of service filed by the petitioner is taken on record. 2. The instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner alleging that the police has failed to take steps despite disclosure of cognizable offence committed by the private respondents. 3. The petitioner contends that the Officer-in-Charge of Tamluk Police Station was informed of such cognizable offence by a letter dated 17.10.2021. The petitioner contends that thereafter the petitioner filed an application under Section 144(2) of the Cr.P.C. Thereafter, the petitioner has been repeatedly written letters to the police authority who have failed to take steps in this matter. 4. The grievance of the petitioner is that the private respondents have committed cognizable offence. 2 5. The instant writ petition is disposed of by granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the learned jurisdictional Magistrate court with appropriate application in the event the police and the senior officers of the police failed to take steps in terms of the application made by the petitioner. If such application is made, the same shall be disposed of by the learned jurisdictional Magistrate court in accordance with law. 6. WPA 26058 of 2025 is disposed of without any order as to costs. 7. Urgent photostat certified copies of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities. (Anuj Singh, J.)