Puja Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20571 of 2021 ====================================================== Puja Devi Wife of Late Rajesh Ram, Resident of Village - Rampur Nankhar, (Ramni Bilas), Police Station- Laukariya, District - West Champaran, presently residing in her parental house in Village - Sisba, Police StationChatarwa, District - West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through Secretary, Welfare Department, Patna. 2.

The Secretary, Welfare Department, Patna.

3.

The District Magistrate, West Champaran at Bettiah. 4.

The District Welfare Officer, West Champaran at Bettiah. 5.

The Sub Divisional Officer, Bagaha, District - West Champaran. 6.

The Block Welfare Officer, Bagaha - 2 Block, District - West Champaran. 7.

The Circle Officer, Bagaha - 2 Block, District - West Champaran. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Aditya Nath Jha, Advocate.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Smt. Kumari Amrita, GP-3.

Mr. Mithilesh Kr. Upadhyay, AC to GP-3.

For the Bihar Mahadalit :

Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Pandey, Advocate.

Vikash Mission :

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-01-2023 Heard the parties.

It is informed by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that some amount of compensation has already been released to the petitioner under Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, however remaining amount has not been released so far, hence the present writ petition.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State submitted that he has received instruction that the criminal case

Patna High Court CWJC No.20571 of 2021(3) dt.03-01-2023 2/2 lodged by the petitioner against the accused persons who were involved in alleged murder of her husband is pending. Considering the above submission made by the parties, the District Magistrate, West Champaran is directed to release the remaining amount of compensation in favour of the petitioner if order of conviction has been passed in the criminal case lodged by the petitioner against the accused persons. In case the criminal case lodged by the petitioner against the accused persons is still pending, then in that case the District Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran and the Superintendent of Police, West Champaran must ensure to produce all the prosecution witnesses for being examined in the trial without fail on each and every date fixed by the trial court. With the aforesaid observation, the present writ petition stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J) mantreshwar/- U