Calcutta High Court restrains police from action against Abhishek Banerjee until August 6

5 min readKolkataUpdated: Jul 30, 2026 05:16 PM IST Abhishek Banerjee raised objection regarding maintainability of the FIRs against him (File photo).In a major relief for Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee, the Calcutta High Court Thursday directed the West Bengal Police not to take any coercive action against him until the next date of hearing of his plea seeking the cancellation of multiple FIRs registered against him across various police stations after the Assembly polls. Presiding over the matter, Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya asked the police not to take any steps against Banerjee in connection with the criminal prosecutions at the Bhabanipur police station (May 27), Kalitala police station (June 1), and Bishnupur police station (June 16).The court further instructed the