The Calcutta High Court granted interim protection from police action to Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya heard Banerjee's plea seeking the quashing of three registered FIRs. The court has fixed August 25 for passing its final order on the petition. Banerjee's lawyer requested and received directions for police to supply FIR copies. This interim protection shields the Diamond Harbour MP from coercive police measures.