Kolkata, June 11 -- The Calcutta High Court granted interim protection from coercive action to Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday, June 11, in the alleged forged signatures of newly elected TMC MLAs, which has caused a split in the party.

Justice Kausik Chanda ordered Banerjee to cooperate with the investigation and appear before the West Bengal Crime Investigation Department (CID) at its headquarters, Bhabani Bhaban, by 6 pm on Thursday. The court simultaneously restrained the state from taking any coercive steps against him for three weeks.

Banerjee's lawyer stated that the MP is scheduled to arrive in Kolkata around 4 pm from Delhi.

Justice Chanda noted that an accused individual cannot b...