Nikku Devi @ Nikku Kumari v. The State Of Bihar Through Home Secretary, Home Department Govt. Of Bihar, Patna

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.480 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-28 Year-2015 Thana- SURYAGARHA District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Nikku Devi @ Nikku Kumari Wife Of Late Prem Shankar Singh R/O VillageGopalpur, P.S.- Suryagarha (MANIKPUR), District- Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/S

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The State Of Bihar Through Home Secretary, Home Department Govt. Of Bihar, Patna 2.

The Superintendent Of Police, District Lakhisarai 3.

The Deputy Superintendent Of Police, Lakhisarai, District- Lakhisarai 4.

The Station House Officer, Suryagarha (MANIKPUR), P.S., DistrictLakhisarai ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Amit Kumar, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Prabhat Kumar Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 27-04-2023 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 speedy investigation may takes place relating to Suryagarha (Manikpur) P.S. Case No. 28/2015 (G.R. No. 206 of 2015) lodged under Sections 302, 328, 498A, 323, 504 and 34 of the I.P.C.

Learned counsel for the respondents submits that this Hon'ble Court in the case of Surendra Singh Vs. State of Bihar and Ors vide order dated 09.09.2022 passed in Cr.WJC No. 153 of 2017 with analogous cases, a direction was given to the

Patna High Court CR. WJC No.480 of 2023(2) dt.27-04-2023 2/2 petitioners to represent the entire matter before the respective Superintendent of Police and the Superintendent of Police may be directed to take appropriate action in the said matter upon receiving the representation, within a fixed time period. In this view of the matter, the present Cr. Writ Petitioner is disposed of in the light of order passed in Surendra Singh Vs. State of Bihar and Ors in Cr.WJC No.153 of 2017 with analogous cases and petitioner is directed to file representation before the Superintendent of Police, Lakhisarai within four weeks from the date of passing of this order. The Superintendent of Police, Lakhisarai is directed to take necessary steps for completion of fair investigation at the earliest.

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

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