Overview
- The Calcutta High Court admitted Parambrata Chattopadhyay’s petition and on Friday gave him four weeks of protection from any coercive step by investigators while allowing the probe to proceed.
- The FIR at Gariahat police station names Parambrata and actor Swastika Mukherjee for alleged social‑media remarks on May 2, 2021 that a complainant says helped instigate post‑poll violence; Swastika has recorded a police statement.
- The complaint was filed this month by advocate Joydeep Sen and invokes IPC Section 109 for abetment and Section 153A for promoting enmity between groups, with 153A carrying non‑bailable exposure.
- Parambrata’s lawyers argued the FIR lacks specific overt acts and noted a five‑year delay between the alleged posts and the complaint; the court’s interim order did not quash the FIR and is time‑limited.
- The case follows renewed scrutiny of violence after the 2021 results and the state’s recent political shift, and the next steps will be set after the High Court hears the petition during the vacation bench process.