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‘Enough is enough’: Calcutta HC says it may bar more FIRs against Abhishek Banerjee
The Calcutta High Court on Monday said that it may pass an order barring the registration of more first information reports against Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee without its permission, Live Law reported.
The bench made the observation after Banerjee’s counsel submitted that multiple criminal complaints were being filed against the TMC MP despite the interim protection he had been granted by courts.
The court was hearing Banerjee’s petition challenging criminal cases registered against him alleging irregularities at Sebaashray camps, including medical negligence and use of expired medicines. The camps were set up as part of a healthcare initiative by Banerjee in January 2025 when the TMC was in power in West Bengal.
“Enough is enough,” Bar and Bench quoted Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya as saying. “From May 2026 I am hearing these matters. I am telling you that now I am fed up. That I am going to pass an order directing not to register any FIR without the leave of this court.”
The court also questioned the basis of the complaints, asking how Banerjee could be linked to the allegations without an investigation establishing his alleged involvement.
It said that the police could proceed with their investigation and questioned the need for custodial interrogation, Live Law reported.
When the counsel appearing for the state argued that…
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