# Calcutta High Court: No custodial interrogation for Abhishek Banerjee till Aug 31 2026-08-12T03:15:55+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet According to The Hindu, Calcutta High Court on Tuesday extended interim protection to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee till August 31, ruling that custodial interrogation is not required in 16 cases registered after the May 4 assembly election result. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya observed that the political scenario in West Bengal has changed since the BJP government came to power. The court noted that an attempt to demolish Banerjee's MP office on a weekend, which the High Court had to stall, suggested he is not influential enough to influence the probe. The court refused to quash the FIRs but barred coercive action. The state argued the property belongs to a company linked to Banerjee. The court reserved verdict on whether the interim protection should continue until a final decision on quashing the FIRs. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: Abhishek Banerjee, Calcutta High Court, custodial interrogation, interim protection, TMC, West Bengal politics Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/calcutta-high-court-no-custodial-interrogation-for-abhishek-banerjee-till-aug-31/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/calcutta-high-court-no-custodial-interrogation-for-abhishek-banerjee-till-aug-31/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.