Calcutta High CourtWPA(H)/1/2020dismissed as infructuous

Dipankar Naskar v. The Government Of West Bengal Amd ORS

2021-01-08Honble Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan,Hon'Ble Justice Arijit Banerjee2 pages

08/01/2021 Item No.50(t)DL AB/S DE Through Video Conference W.P.A. (H) 1 of 2020 Dipankar Naskar -VsThe State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Subhabrata Chowdhury, Ms. Tripti Pandey ...for the Petitioner.

Mr. Rana Mukherjee, Ld. APP, Mr. Sabir Ahmed ...for the State.

Report dated January 6, 2021 filed by the Officer-in-charge, Jibantala Police Station, Baruipur Police District is taken on record.

It is seen from the report that the person, who went allegedly missing, has been traced out and he is now in a rehabilitation centre.

Let a copy of the report be made available to the learned Advocate for the petitioner.

Learned Advocate for the petitioner submits that his client is being denied access to his son, who is the allegedly missing person. The habeas corpus jurisdiction cannot be utilized for such purposes. There are other remedies available to which he is at liberty to take recourse.

The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. (Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, C.J.)

( Arijit Banerjee, J.)