Calcutta High Court Disposes Of Wife's Plea Challenging Arrest, Detention Of YouTuber Dipak Bepari In Three Criminal Cases

The Calcutta High Court has disposed of a writ petition filed by Sujata Bepari (Mondal), wife of Dipak Bepari, seeking details of his arrest, grounds of arrest, subsequent arrests, remand proceedings and continued detention in connection with three criminal cases registered in Kolkata.

Justice Rishad Medora disposed of the petition after taking on record reports submitted by the Officers-in-Charge of Hare Street and Entally Police Stations, detailing the circumstances surrounding Dipak Bepari's arrest and subsequent detention.

The petition sought production of relevant records relating to Hare Street Police Station Case No. 183 of 2026, dated August 21, 2026, Bhawanipore Police Station Case No. 234 of 2026, dated September 12, 2026, and Entally Police Station Case No. 283 of 2026, dated September 12, 2026.

The State handed over a report dated November 6, 2026, prepared by the Officer-in-Charge of Hare Street Police Station, and another report dated October 30, 2026, prepared by the Officer-in-Charge of Entally Police Station. Copies of both reports were also provided to the petitioner's counsel.

According to the Hare Street Police Station report, Dipak Bepari was arrested on September 28, 2026. The police stated that the necessary arrest memos were prepared, the grounds of arrest and his legal rights were communicated to him, and he was medically examined.

The report further stated that, at Bepari's request, his relative was informed of the arrest through an email sent by the Officer-in-Charge of Bidhannagar South Police Station.

He was subsequently produced before the Judicial Magistrate No. V, Coimbatore, with a prayer for transit remand until October 2, 2026, to facilitate his production before the concerned court. The prayer was allowed.

Upon his return to Kolkata, Bepari was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Calcutta, and remanded to police custody until October 6, 2026. The report stated that the investigation was still in progress.

With regard to the Entally Police Station case, the report stated that Bepari was shown arrested on October 29, 2026, at the court complex of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sealdah, after the requisite proceedings before the competent court.

The police further claimed that he was furnished with written intimation specifying the grounds of arrest and that his family members were also informed about the arrest.

The State's counsel additionally submitted that Bepari had been arrested in connection with the Bhawanipore Police Station case as well.

During the hearing, the petitioner's counsel submitted that Bepari was currently out on bail.

Considering that the police reports had been handed over to the petitioner's counsel and the other facts and circumstances of the case, the Court held that no further order was required in the writ petition.

"Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of," the Court ordered.

The Court clarified that since no affidavit-in-opposition had been called for, the allegations made in the writ petition would not be deemed to have been admitted by the respondents.

Advocates Raghunath Chakraborty and Saikat Thakurata appeared for the petitioner, while Government Pleader D.N. Roy, Additional Government Pleader Ajit Kumar Mishra and advocates Madhu Jana, Gopal Krishna Sarkar and Bikash Kumar Sriwastav represented the State.