Nawal Kishore Sahni And ORS v. State Of Bihar And ANR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No. 40157 of 2015 Arising out of PS. Case No. 264 Year-2014 Thana-Patori District-Samastipur ===========================================================
1. Nawal Kishore Sahni, Son of Brahmdeo Sahni, R/o Village-Maitrahi, P.S.-Jandaha, District-Vaishali.
2. Bishwanath Kumar Ray, Son of Janak Rai, R/o Village-Indrabara, P.S.-Tajpur (Halai), District-Samastipur.
3. Abadh Bihari Ray @ Amadh Bihari, Son of Yugal Kishore Rai, R/o VillageShahpur (Undi), P.S.-Patori, District-Samastipur.
4. Ram Pravesh Rai, Son of Late Sharwan Rai, Resident of Village-Hasanpur Surat, P.S.-Patori, District-Samastipur.
...........Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar.
2. Ram Padarath Chauhan, Son of Sitaram Chauhan, Resident of VillageLakshmipur, P.S.-Ariyari, District-Sheikhpur. ..........Opposite Party/s ========================================================== Appearance:
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pramod Kumar Singh, Adv. For the State : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, APP =========================================================== CORAM : HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 03/- 26.08.2020 Heard Mr. Pramod Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, learned APP for the State.
The present petition has been filed for quashing of the First Information Report of Patori P.S. Case No. 264 of 2014, dated 26.08.2014, which has been registered for the offences under Sections 337, 338, 419, 420, 468, 471 and 474 of the Indian Penal Code.
It appears from the perusal of the petition and from the arguments advanced on behalf of the petitioner that this case was taken up for the first time on 08.12.2017, when the matter was adjourned for 08.01.2018.
It is an old case which was lodged in the year 2014. There is every likelihood of the investigation of this case having been concluded.
If the investigation has not been concluded, this Court directs the Investigating Officer to conclude the same within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before him. The aforesaid direction shall be implemented only if the investigation is pending. If the investigation has been concluded and the report of the investigation is not to the satisfaction of the petitioners, they
would be at liberty to take recourse to the remedies available to them under the law.
With the aforesaid observation/direction, the petition stands disposed off.
(Ashutosh Kumar, J.) Praveen-II/- U T