Md. Tarique Anwar Ansari v. The State Of Bihar Through Sri Vinay Kumar, The Director General Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.1257 of 2025 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19241 of 2024 ====================================================== Md. Tarique Anwar Ansari, Son of Late Md. Iftakhar Ansari, Resident of village Malah Bigha, Police Station -Islampur, District - Nalanda. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through Sri Vinay Kumar, The Director General of Police Government of Bihar, Sardar Patel Bhawan, Patna. 2.

Sri Pankaj Darad, Additional Director General of Police, Law and Order, Government of Bihar, Sardar Patel Bhawan, Patna. 3.

Sri Kundan Krishnan, Additional Director General of Police, Headquarter, Government of Bihar, Sardar Patel Bhawan, Patna. 4.

Sri Pramod Kumar Mandal, the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Purnia Division, Purnia.

5.

Sri Vaibhav Sharma, the Superintendent of of Police, Katihar. 6.

Sri Abhijeet Kumar, Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Sadar- 1 Katihar SubDivision, Katihar. 7.

Dharmendra Kumar, Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Sadar- 2, Katihar, Katihar.

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Sri Masum Kumari, The Officer in Charge of Roshna Police Station DistrictKatihar. 9.

Shri Mridulata Kumari, Departmental Inquiry Officer cum Dy. S.P (Hq), Katihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Md. Helal Ahmad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Standing Counsel 16 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 29-08-2025 Heard the parties.

2. The present application has been filed for

Patna High Court MJC No.1257 of 2025 dt.29-08-2025 2/3 initiation of contempt proceeding against the opposite parties for their willful and deliberate disobedience of the order dated 03.01.2025, passed in C.W.J.C. No. 19241 of 2024.

3. A show-cause affidavit has been filed on behalf of opposite party no.5. It has been informed to this Court that upon consideration of the materials and issues raised in Annexure-P/16 to the writ petition, Exhibit 5 of the Memo of charge of the Departmental Proceeding No. 19 of 2024, under Memo No. 2972 dated 05.08.2024, through which a pen drive carrying Video was examined by the Forensic Science Laboratory at Katihar; the Senior Scientist, FSL Katihar reported that since the origin of the Video is unavailable, it cannot be verified and thus Ext.-5 of the Departmental Proceeding No. 19 of 2024 has been directed to be deleted with an order to hold fresh enquiry.

4. Learned Advocate for the petitioner submitted that now both the Departmental Proceeding have concluded, but yet final decision has not been taken.

5. Having considered the submissions set forth by the learned Advocate for the respective parties, this Court does not find any reason or occasion to continue with the present proceeding.

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6. Accordingly, the contempt proceeding stands closed.

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