Stolen phone now found; How to retrieve from police?

I was travelling to Sikkim from Bagdogra Airport on 12th December and my phone got robbed by someone who entered my cab. I filed a complaint in the local police station (in whose presence the phone got lost) - PradhanNagar Police Station, Siliguri, West Bengal in that very hour. After a month, I got a phone call from the police station saying that they have found my phone and to get it back, I have to go all the way back to Siliguri, from my home in New Delhi, stay there for around a week and appear in court every day, get an accommodation in a hotel nearby, pay for food, transportation etc all from my 19 year old full time student pocket. It will be almost two months for me without a mobile phone on 12th Feb and I'm using a very old phone to contact everyone since I got home on 17th December. I had no phone or any help from the police in Siliguri for the 5 days I was travelling. There is no way that I can find so much money to go to Siliguri and go through the process the local police said that I have go through. I don't have money to get a new phone. I am in dire need of legal assistance and advice as to what I can do to get my phone back. A few of my close friends said that they have family members near that area and they can pick up the phone for me. But, Siliguri police said that I have to be present in person for all the days the court hearings will take place. Please please help. Thanks.