Chandana Roy And ANR v. The Director General Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

[ CIRCUIT BENCH AT PORT BLAIR ] *** WPA/200/2024 Chandana Roy and another Vs.

The Director General of Police Mr. Shatadru Chakraborty Mr. Dibesh Dwivedi ... for the respondents June 21, 2024 [SR] Item No.38 None appears for the petitioner at the time of call. The receipt of a notice given to the learned advocate for the petitioner with regard to the pendency of the matter, filed in Court today by the respondents, be kept on record. It transpires from an order dated April 08, 2024 that a Special Task Force which visited the State of Orissa for the purpose of apprehending the private respondent was unsuccessful in apprehending him.

However, when the matter is called on for hearing, it is submitted on behalf of the respondent that the private respondent has since been apprehended.

From the affidavit-in-opposition its transpires that subsequentl,y after concerted efforts, the private respondent/accused has been located and was brought on transit remand to Port Blair on April 14, 2024 and subsequently produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Port Blair, upon which he was sent to judicial custody remand till April 23, 2024. On the said date, the accused was again produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Port Blair where he was further remanded to judicial custody till April 29, 2024. On April 29, 2024, upon production of

the accused, he was served copies under Section 207 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and the next date was fixed for commencement of trial on April 30, 2024.

On the said returnable date, the accused was produced again before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Port Blair when an order of commitment for trial before the Sessions Judge at Port Blair was passed and the next date was fixed on June 05, 2024 for further appearance for production of the accused before the Sessions Judge at Port Blair.

It is also stated that the private respondent/accused is at present under judicial custody at Prothrapur District Correctional Home.

Hence, since the whereabouts of the accused have been elaborately given in the affidavit-in-opposition and the accused is being duly produced before the appropriate Courts in terms of law, the cause of action of the present Habeas Corpus petition has spent its force.

Accordingly, WPA/200/2024 is disposed of as infructuous. No order as to costs.

Urgent certified server copies, if applied for, be issued to the parties upon compliance of due formalities.

( Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, J. )