Kailash Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11621 of 2019 ====================================================== Kailash Yadav, Son of Ram Krishna Yadav, resident of Village- Shahpur, Ward No.5, P.S. and District- Saharsa.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Old Secretariat, Bihar, Patna. 2.
Principal Secretary, Social Welfare department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3.
The Commissioner, Koshi Division, Saharsa.
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The District Magistrate, Saharsa, 5.
The Sub-Divisional Officer, Saharsa.
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The Block Development Officer, Sattar Kataiya, District- Saharsa. 7.
The Circle Officer, Sattar, Kataiya District- Saharsa. 8.
The Panchayat Secretary, Grampanchayat, Shahpur Block, Sattar Kataiya, District- Saharsa.
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Ravi Ranjan Prasad Yadav, Son of Baleshwar Yadav, Resident of VillageShahpur, P.S.- Saharsa, District- Saharsa. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Amarnath Jha, Advocate For the Respondent/s :
Mr. S.K.Mandal (SC-3) Mr. Ravi Ranjan Kumar Singh, AC to SC-3 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER 19-06-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondents.
Having regard to the relief prayed for in this writ application, the Court is not inclined to grant any indulgence. In the matter of cognizable offence, the petitioner has every right to approach the police authority for registering the case and if the case is not registered by the local police, liberty shall be available to the petitioner under the Cr.P.C. to approach the
Patna High Court CWJC No.11621 of 2019(2) dt.19-06-2019 2/2 competent authority.
If the petitioner approaches the concerned police station for registering a case, the police official shall be under obligation to register the case, if the offence is cognizable. With the aforesaid liberty, this application stands disposed of.
(Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) uday/- U