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Calcutta High Court Shields Abhishek Banerjee In Three FIRs
The Calcutta High Court temporarily said police cannot arrest Abhishek Banerjee in three cases.
The cases concern alleged medical problems at Sevashray healthcare camps.
The court said police must give him 48 hours’ notice before asking him to appear.
Banerjee must cooperate with the investigation.
The court will receive progress reports from police on November 23.
The protection will remain in place until November 30.
The judge questioned why several cases had been filed by the same person.
Lawyers for the complainant and the state said the complaints should still be investigated.
The court has not yet decided whether the allegations are true.
The Calcutta High Court granted Abhishek Banerjee interim protection from arrest in three FIRs.
The FIRs allege clinical malpractice and medical negligence at two Sevashray healthcare camps.
Police were barred from taking coercive action against Banerjee until November 30, with 48-hour notice required for questioning.
Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya expressed concern about repeated cases and questioned the complaints’ basis and motives.
The court will review investigation progress on November 23 and may consider restricting future FIRs without its permission.
- Who
- Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, the police, complainant Abhijit Das, and the Calcutta High Court.
- What
- The court granted Banerjee interim protection from arrest in three FIRs alleging clinical malpractice and medical negligence.
- Where
- The proceedings took place before the Calcutta High Court; the FIRs were filed at Bishnupur and Rabindranagar police stations.
- When
- The order was issued on Monday; protection lasts until November 30, with a review hearing scheduled for November 23.
- Why
- The court questioned the repeated filing of cases and whether the allegations directly connected Banerjee to the alleged medical negligence, while requiring the investigation to continue.
Banerjee’s Position
Complainant And State’s Position
Connection to alleged negligence
Banerjee’s Position
Banerjee’s lawyer argued that the FIRs should not lead to coercive action, and the court observed that Banerjee did not appear directly connected to the alleged patient harm.
Complainant And State’s Position
The complainant’s lawyer and the state argued that the allegations warranted investigation, including claims involving a patient’s alleged leg amputation after postoperative complications.
Basis for the complaints
Banerjee’s Position
The court questioned the multiplicity of cases, noting that the same person filed complaints in more than one case and asking whether contemporaneous complaints had been made to medical authorities.
Complainant And State’s Position
The state described Abhijit Das as a whistleblower who allegedly could not complain earlier because of Banerjee’s influence; the complainant’s lawyer said an electoral defeat did not remove his client’s right to complain.
Future FIRs
Banerjee’s Position
Banerjee’s lawyer asked for an order similar to one previously issued involving Suvendu Adhikari, requiring court permission before additional FIRs could be registered.
Complainant And State’s Position
The complainant’s lawyer argued that the investigation should not be stopped, while the state maintained that the complaints and alleged camp-related violations required examination.
Key facts
- Court
- Calcutta High Court
- Judge
- Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya
- Person protected
- Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee
- FIRs covered
- Three: two at Bishnupur police station and one at Rabindranagar police station
- Allegations
- Clinical malpractice and medical negligence at two Sevashray healthcare camps
- Protection period
- No coercive action until November 30
- Investigation condition
- Police must provide 48-hour prior notice for Banerjee to appear
- Next hearing
- November 23, when police are to submit investigation progress reports
Quotes
Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya
Calcutta high court judge hearing the petitions
“Enough is enough; from May 2026, I am hearing these matters. Now I am going to pass directions relying on an order involving Suvendu Adhikari passed by a coordinate bench, which had directed not to register any FIR against him without the leave of this court.”
rediff.com
Sources
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