Patna High Court
Anjani DeviversusThe State of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- JITENDRA KUMAR
Holding
The petitioner must avail himself of the statutory remedies of filing a protest petition against the final form in Case No.190 and an application under Section 156(3) CrPC for Case No.193; the writ petition is therefore disposed.
Summary
Anjani Devi filed a writ petition seeking proper investigation in two criminal cases (Barh PS Case No.190 of 2020 and Case No.193 of 2023). The police had already filed a charge‑sheet against Diwakar Singh and a final form against Hari Om Kumar in the 2020 case, while no action had been taken in the 2023 case. The petitioner asked the High Court to direct the police to file a charge‑sheet against Hari Om Kumar and to investigate the 2023 case. The Court held that the petitioner has statutory remedies: a protest petition against the final form in the 2020 case and an application under Section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code before the magistrate for the 2023 case. Accordingly, the Court directed the petitioner to pursue those remedies and disposed of the writ petition.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can compel the police to file a charge‑sheet or conduct investigation in the pending cases.
- Whether the petitioner may be directed to file a protest petition against the final form filed against Hari Om Kumar.
- Whether the petitioner may be directed to file an application under Section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code for proper investigation in Case No.193 of 2023.
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 156(3)
Subjects
- criminal procedure
- writ petition
- investigation
- charge‑sheet
- final form
- Section 156(3)
- protest petition
- High Court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.370 of 2024
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-190 Year-2020 Thana- BARH District- Patna
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Anjani Devi, wife of Bablu Singh, Resident of Village- Langarpur P.S.- Barh
Dist- Patna.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna
2. The Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna
3. The Director General of Police, Govt. of Bihar, Patna
4. The Additional Inspector General of Police, Bihar Patna
5. The Inspector General of Police, Patna Division, Patna
6. The Dy. Inspector General of Police, Patna Division, Patna
7. The Senior Superintendent of Police Patna
8. The Superintendent of Police, Gramin Patna
9. The Dy. Senior Superintendent of Police, Barh Patna
10. The SHO Police Station Barh Patna
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Yadav, Advocate
For the State : Mr. S.C.-5
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2 02-04-2026 The present writ petition has been preferred by the
petitioner for proper investigation in Barh P.S. Case No. 190 of
2020 as well as Barh P.S. Case No. 193 of 2023.
2. However, the petitioner has stated in his writ
petition that the police has submitted charge-sheet against one of
the accused persons viz., Diwakar Singh in Barh P.S. Case No.
190 of 2020, though the police submitted final form against the
rest accused viz., Hari Om Kumar.
3. During oral submission, learned counsel for the
petitioner submits that in Barh P.S. Case No. 193 of 2023,
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nothing has been done till date by the police.
4. As police has already submitted charge-sheet or
final form in Barh P.S. Case No. 190 of 2020, the petitioner has
remedy to file protest petition against the final form submitted
against Hari Om Kumar in Barh P.S. Case No. 190 of 2020.
5. Hence, the petitioner can move appropriate
application before the concerned Court by way of filing protest
petition against the final form submitted against Hari Om
Kumar in Barh P.S. Case No. 190 of 2020. Against the rest
accused viz., Diwakar Singh, the police has already filed
charge-sheet in Barh P.S. Case No. 190 of 2020.
6. As far as Barh P.S. Case No. 193 of 2023 is
concerned, the petitioner has remedy to move appropriate
application under Section 156(3) Cr.PC before the concerned
Magistrate to ensure proper investigation and if such application
is filed by the petitioner before learned Magistrate in Barh P.S.
Case No. 193 of 2023, learned Magistrate is directed to take
steps as per law to ensure proper investigation in the matter.
7. The present petition is disposed of, accordingly.
(Jitendra Kumar, J)
shoaib/-
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