Calcutta HC Bar Association to abstain from court proceedings ‘until police officer who assaulted advocate is suspended’

The Calcutta High Court Bar Association on Monday decided to abstain from all judicial proceedings after a lawyer was allegedly assaulted by police personnel in the Bishnupur area of South 24 Parganas district, saying they will not resume until the “delinquent police officer” is suspended.

According to a member of the Association, sub-inspector Sudipto Sanyal had “assaulted” advocate Sourav Mondal yesterday at around 5 pm, when Mondal had reached the Nepalganj Police outpost to attend to his client. The outpost, where Sanyal is posted, is under the jurisdiction of the Bishnupur police station.

In the notice on Monday, the Bar Association said that the sub-inspector continuously assaulted the advocate, after which, they alleged, he had to be taken to the Amtala Rural Hospital emergency ward for treatment.