Vinod Kumar Agrawal v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPCR No. 146 of 2018 Vinod Kumar Agrawal, S/o. Shri Jogi Ram Agrawal, Aged About 40 Years, R/o. Besides Central Bank, Village Rajpur, District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh, Through Secretary, Ministry Of Home, Mahanadi Bhawan, P.S. Mantralaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2. Inspector General Of Police, Sarguja Range, Ambikapur Chhattisgarh.

3. Superintendent Of Police, District Balrampur Chhattisgarh.

4. Station Incharge, Rajpur, District Balrampour Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh.

5. Police Post Incharge, Police Post Bario, P.S. Rajpur, District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh.

6. Madan Agrawal, S/o. Panna Lal Agrawal

7. Raghuvar Agrawal, S/o. Panna Lal Agrawal

8. Ashok Agrawal, S/o. Panna Lal Agrawal

9. Kamal Agrawal, S/o. Raghuvar Agrawal 10.Rajvardhan Singh (Advocate), Respondent No.6 to 10 all are R/o. Village Rajpur, P.S. Rajpur, District Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri A.V.Shridhar, Advocate For Respondents-State :

Shri Ashish Shukla, Dy. A.G.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order On Board 07.03.2018 Heard

1. Petitioner has preferred this petition seeking a direction to the respondent authorities to register the FIR against respondents No.6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 for commission of a cognizable offence, as it is stated that on 22.08.2016 they were forcefully beaten the petitioner twice once in the spot of incident and another in Police Out Post premises, however, despite the report made

nothing has been transpired. He referred to Annexure P-1 which contains an endorsement of receipt of the written complaint.

2. In view of the law laid down by the Supreme Court in Ram Lal Narang v. State (Delhi Admn.) (AIR 1979 SC 1791) and Lalita Kumari v. Government of Uttar Pradesh and Others {(2014) 2 SCC 1} wherein it has been held that in such complaints/FIR disclosing commission of cognizable offence, the concerned police shall register the FIR, complete the investigation within a reasonable time, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the concerned police to proceed in accordance with law and do the needful for completing the investigation at the earliest. Sd/- (Goutam Bhaduri) Judge ashok