Bhagwat Prasad Singh v. The State Of Bihar Through The Principal Secretary, Home Department, Government Of Bihar, Patna

`IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1498 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-187 Year-2019 Thana- DHAKA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Bhagwat Prasad Singh S/O Late Ram Ugrah Singh R/O Village- Barharwa, Lakhansen, P.S- Dhaka, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Home Department, Government of Bihar, Patna Bihar 2.

The Director General of Police, Patna, Bihar 3.

The Superintendent of Police, East Champaran at Motihari Bihar 4.

The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Dhaka, District- East Champaran Bihar 5.

The Station House Officer, Dhaka Police Station, District- East Champaran at Motihari Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Iqbal Asif Niazi, AC to GP-5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 02-01-2023 Heard the parties.

The present criminal writ petition is being preferred for proper and fair investigations of the case of Dhaka P.S. Case No.187 of 2019, registered for offences under Sections 420 and 406 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, as lodged by this petitioner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the present case was lodged for alleged heinous crime which took place somewhere in the month of June, 2019, in spite of that not a single witness was examined, till date, as per

Patna High Court CR. WJC No.1498 of 2022(2) dt.02-01-2023 2/2 best of his knowledge, clearly indicating thereof that respondents are not fairly investigating the matter, as per the provisions available under the law. Learned SC-1, while appearing on behalf of the State, submitted that all such issues, now put on rest through Cr. WJC No. 153 of 2017, dated 09.09.2022, where, appropriate guidelines have already been issued by this Court. Accordingly, no need to pass any fresh order. Petitioner is at liberty to take appropriate steps in view of guidelines, as per directions of Cr.WJC No. 153 of 2017 (Supra). Let, this order be communicated immediately to Superintendent of Police, East Champaran at Motihari, Bihar to take appropriate steps, as per direction of this Court issued through Cr.WJC No. 153 of 2017, dated 09.09.2022, if any application preferred by this petitioner within four weeks of this order.

Accordingly, present criminal writ petition is disposed of.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) S.Katyayan/ Pooja/- U T