Rashmi Kumari v. The State Of Bihar, Though The Director General Of Police, Bihar, Patna

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.768 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-445 Year-2022 Thana- HARNAUT District- Nalanda ====================================================== RASHMI KUMARI Wife of Chandan Kumar @ Rajesh Kumar and D/o Ranjit Kumar Resident of village - Kul, P.S. - Nalanda, Distt. - Nalanda, At present residing at village - Bajitpur, P.S. - Harnaut (Gokhulpur O.P.), Dist. - Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar, though the Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna Bihar 2.

The Inspector General of Police, Patna Range, Patna Bihar 3.

The Superintendent of Police, Nalanda 4.

The Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Nalanda 5.

The Inspector-cum-S.H.O. of Harnaut Police Station, Distt. - Nalanda 6.

The S.H.O. of Gokhulpur Out Post, P.S. - Harnaut, Distt. - Nalanda 7.

Chandan Kumar @ Rajesh Kumar Son of Birrendra Prasad Singh @ Matlu Singh Resident of village - Kul, P.S. - Nalanda, Distt. - Nalanda ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Prabhat Kumar Verma, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 09-05-2023 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 fair and proper investigation may takes place in connection with Harnaut (Gokhulpur O.P.) P.S. Case No. 445 of 2022 dated 11.08.2022 lodged under Sections 341, 323, 312, 504, 506, 498(A)/34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

Learned counsel for the respondents submits that this Hon'ble Court in the case of Surendra Singh Vs. State of Bihar

Patna High Court CR. WJC No.768 of 2023(2) dt.09-05-2023 2/2 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 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, Nalanda 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, Nalanda 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.) ravishankar/- U T