Damodar Verma v. The State Of Bihar Through The Principal Secretary, Department Of Home, Government Of Bihar, Patna.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 1501 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-299 Year-2021 Thana- NAWADA District- Nawada ====================================================== Damodar Verma S/O Late Lakhan Mahto Resident of village- Gonawan, Gondapur, P.S.- Town, District- Nawada.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

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

2.

The Director General of Police, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Nawada. 4.

The Superintendent of Police, Darbhanga.

5.

The District Sub Registrar, Nawada.

6.

The Officer-in-charge, Nawada Town P.S.- Nawada. 7.

The Investigation Officer of Nawada Town, P.S.- Case No-290/2021 dated 19-03-2021, Nawada.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Madhu Prasun, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Manish Kumar, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 25-04-2023 Learned counsel for petitioner and learned counsel for State present.

The present writ application has been filed for the purpose of proper investigation in connection with Nawada Town P.S. Case No. 299 of 2021 lodged under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 354, 385, 323, 379, 504, 506 & 36 of the I.P.C. Counsel for State submits that this case may be disposed off in the light of order passed in Surendra Singh Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. in Cr. WJC. No. 153 of 2017 and

Patna High Court CR. WJC No. 1501 of 2022(3) dt.25-04-2023 2/2 analogous cases decided on 09.09.2022.

Counsel for the State submits that counter affidavit is already on record.

In this view of the matter, the present criminal writ petition is disposed off with direction to the petitioner to file representation before the Superintendent of Police, Darbhanga in the light of the order passed in Surendra Singh Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. in Cr. WJC. No. 153 of 2017 with analogous cases decide on 09.09.2022 within four weeks' from today and the Superintendent of Police, Darbhanga shall consider the representation and take appropriate action.

(Dr. Anshuman, J.) sadique/- U T