Court No. - 47
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 12703 of 2021 Petitioner :- Fareed Respondent :- State Of U.P. Through Principal Secretary Home And 8 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Narendra Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.
Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri G.P. Singh, learned A.G.A. for the State respondents.
In pith and substance, the petitioner is seeking direction to respondents to ensure fair, impartial and proper investigation of the Case Crime no.260 of 2021 under Section 147, 148, 149, 452, 307, 323, 324, 504 IPC at P.S. Kotwali Dehat, Distt. Bijnor.
According to petitioner, he lodged a report against private respondents under the aforesaid Sections but till date nothing has been done by the police authorities. An apprehension has been shown by the petitioner that either the police is protecting the accused or is not interested to take any action against them. Learned counsel has prayed for issuance of suitable direction for fair and impartial investigation.
Learned A.G.A. submits that that the police authorities are under the obligation to do the investigation fairly, impartially and expeditiously and the same would be done in accordance with law.
The present petition is disposed of directing the police authorities to conclude the investigation of the said case fairly, impartially and expeditiously.
It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case and the competent authority to act in accordance with law.
Order Date :- 24.12.2021 SP/ Digitally signed by JUSTICE MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI Date: 2021.12.24 16:10:07 IST Reason: Document Owner Location: High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by SUBHASH VIDYARTHI Date: 2021.12.24 16:10:49 IST Reason: Document Owner Location: High Court of Judicature at Allahabad