Overview
- The Calcutta High Court, which extended interim protection for Aroop Biswas until July 23, directed that no coercive steps be taken against him during that period.
- The bench ordered immediate preservation of CCTV footage from the Alipore court complex to secure evidence of the alleged egg‑pelting incident.
- The Bidhannagar South Police Station was told to file a progress report on the investigation by July 10 so the court can assess the facts and next steps.
- Biswas’s lawyer argued the FIR was delayed by 24 hours and described the charges, including attempted murder and outraging modesty, as unsustainable while also saying media followed his client and widely broadcast the episode.
- The court flagged a broader problem of public parading and on-camera humiliation at court premises and noted a pending PIL and plans for an SOP to curb such conduct, signalling possible institutional changes to court security and media access.