Sanjay Rai @ Sanjay Kumar v. The State Of Bihar Through The Director General Of Police, Bihar, Patna And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2338 of 2017 ====================================================== Sanjay Rai @ Sanjay Kumar, S/o Shri Yadunandan Rai R/o VillageGorigama, P.S.- Mahua, District- Vaishali. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar Through The Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna.

2. The Inspector General of Police, Tirhut Range, Muzaffarpur.

3. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Tirhut Range, Muzaffarpur.

4. The Superintendent of Police, Vaishali at Hajipur.

5. The Sub- Divisional Police Officer, Mahua, Vaishali.

6. The S.H.O. of Mahua Police Station, Mahua, Vaishali.

7. The Investigating Officer of Mahua P.S. Case No.- 239/2017.

8. Vijay Kumar Dablu, S/o- Late Mishri Prasad Singh. Resident of VillagePaharpur, P.S.- Mahua, District- Vaishali.

9. Umashankar Rai (Ex- Mukhia Panchayat Vishunpur Heera Ram @ Paharpur). Resident of Village- Gorigama, P.S.- Mahua, District- Vaishali. .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manish Chandra Gandhi For the Respondent/s : Mr. P. K. Verma (Aag 3) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2.

25-01-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel representing the State.

The petitioner, in the present case, is seeking a direction to the respondents authority to investigate properly and fairly the Mahua P.S. Case no. 239/2017 instituted for an offence under Section 147, 148, 149, 447, 326, 307, 302 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

The learned court below where the case is pending has power to monitor and supervise the

Patna High Court Cr. WJC No.2338 of 2017 (2) dt.25-01-2018 investigation as has been held by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Sakiri Vasu Vs. State of U.P. reported in (2008) 2 SCC 409 which has been followed in the case of Sudhir Bhaskarrao Tambe Vs. Hemant Yashwant Dhage reported in (2016) 6 SCC 277.

In these circumstances, if the petitioner has any complaint with the ongoing investigation, the same may be brought to the notice of the court for consideration. Accordingly, this application stands disposed off.

(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J.) Rajeev/- U T