Overview
- The High Court recorded the ED’s statement that nothing was seized from the I-PAC office or Pratik Jain’s residence, citing panchnamas showing no seizure.
- The ED’s petition alleging interference and naming Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was adjourned in the High Court pending the agency’s move before the Supreme Court.
- Proceedings were conducted with restricted entry and live-streaming following courtroom overcrowding at the previous hearing.
- Kolkata and Bidhannagar police continue investigations into procedural issues during the raids, reviewing CCTV and questioning security staff and others.
- A separate BJP plea seeking permission to protest outside the state secretariat, Nabanna, remains before the Calcutta High Court.