Ram Gati Sah v. The Director General Of Police, Bihar, Patna

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.247 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-434 Year-2022 Thana- GOPALPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Ram Gati Sah S/o Lal Dev Sah R/o Village and P.O- Bairiya P.S- Gopalpur, Patna, Bihar- 800007.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna. 2.

The Principal Secretary, Department of Home Affairs, Govt. of Bihar. 3.

The Senior Superintendent of Police (S.S.P), Patna. 4.

SHO, Gopalpur PS, District Patna.

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Shri Munna Das, Investigating Officer (I.O.), Gopalpur P.S Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Amit Kumar, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Manish Kumar, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 12-04-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner has filed the present Cr. Writ Petition seeking direction from the Court that a free, fair, independent and effective investigation may takes place in connection with Gopalpur P.S. Case No. 434 of 2022 lodged under Sections 341, 325, 307 & 34 of the I.P.C. dated 01.09.2022. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this Hon'ble Court in the case of Surendra Singh Vs. State of Bihar and others vide order dated 09.09.2022 passed in Cr.W.J.C. No. 153 of 2017 with analogous cases, a direction was given to the

Patna High Court CR. WJC No.247 of 2023(2) dt.12-04-2023 2/2 petitioners to represent the entire matter before the Superintendent of Police and the Superintendent of Police was directed to take appropriate action in the said matter upon receiving the representation, within a fixed time period. He submits that the present case is squarely covered with the case of Surendra Singh Vs. State of Bihar and others. In this view of the matter, petitioner is directed to file representation before the Superintendent of Police, Patna in the light of order passed in Surendra Singh Vs. State of Bihar and others in Cr. W.J.C. No. 153 of 2017 with analogous cases within four weeks from the date of passing of this order. The Superintendent of Police, Patna is directed to take necessary steps for completion of fair investigation at the earliest.

With the aforesaid direction, the present Cr. Writ Petition is hereby disposed off.

(Dr. Anshuman, J.) ritik/- U T