244 Ranajit (AR.CT) 05.10.2026 Ct.05 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction (Appellate Side) W.P.A. NO 29354 OF 2025 Kalpana Mondal -vs- The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Kaushik Choudhury, Mr. Dwaipayan Panda ….for the petitioners. Ms. Sangita Paul ….for the respondent nos.5 to 8. Ms. Suchitra Sinha Chatterjee, ….for the State. 1. Matter is heard in presence of learned advocates representing petitioner, respondent nos.5 to 8 and State respondents. 2. It is submitted on behalf of petitioner that by lodging complaint on 1st November, 2025 it was reported to concerned police authorities an incident of outraging modesty of daughter of complainant, namely, Sadhana Senapati occurred. According to petitioner requisite steps were not taken by concerned police authorities thereby prompting petitioner to approach this Court with present writ petition seeking direction upon concerned police authorities to take steps on the basis of said complaint dated 1st November, 2025. 3. Learned advocate representing State respondents has filed a communication dated 30th September, 2026 of Inspector-in-Charge, Ranibandh Police Station and same is taken on record. 4. It is disclosed in communication dated 30th September, 2 2026 that there are complaints and counter complaints which gave rise to four FIRs;- i) Ranibandh Police Station Case No.48/2022 dated 17th August, 2022; ii) Ranibandh Police Station Case No.49/2022 dated 17th August, 2022; iii) Ranibandh Police Station Case No.65/2025 dated 15th September, 2025; and iv) Ranibandh Police Station Case No.66/2025 dated 15th September, 2025. 5. As per communication dated 30th September, 2026 aforesaid four criminal prosecutions were culminated into filing of charge-sheets. It is also disclosed in said communication that there is property dispute between the parties continued for certain time. Relating to allegation of outraging modesty on 6th October, 2025, it is further disclosed in said communication dated 30th September, 2026 that incident was reported vide complaint dated 1st November, 2025. It was found that complainant along with her daughter reported to Medical Officer, Ranibandh Block Primary Health Centre on 7th October, 2025 complainant’s daughter was assaulted on 6th October, 2025. 6. If petitioner finds that complaint dated 1st November, 2025 failed to yield result in spite of receiving same by concerned police authorities, petitioner shall be at liberty to approach jurisdictional Magistrate under 3 Section 175(3) of BNSS, 2023. 7. Writ petition stands disposed of. 8. Parties to act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. (Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)