Calcutta HC allows probe against BJP MLA Pranat Tudu in 2024 case, bars coercive action without leave
Mr. Tudu was elected to the West Bengal assembly from the Binpur constituency in Paschim Medinipur district earlier this year
The Calcutta High Court permitted the police to investigate a 2024 criminal case against BJP MLA Pranat Tudu, while prohibiting coercive measures against him without court approval. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya amended an interim order from June 2024 that had halted the police's actions, stating that the grounds for the earlier protection no longer existed.
The court allowed the investigation to continue, but only if Mr. Tudu cooperated, and the protection would last until October 12 or until the court issued further orders. The police were also ordered to submit a report on the investigation's progress. Mr. Tudu, who was the party's Lok Sabha candidate from Jhargram in the 2024 elections, was accused of being attacked by Trinamool Congress workers in Garhbeta, Paschim Medinipur district.
His lawyer, Mayukh Mukherjee, argued that despite an FIR lodged by a CISF personnel, the police failed to act and registered a frivolous case against Tudu, claiming multiple offenses such as attempt to murder and outraging a woman's modesty.
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