Court No. - 52
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 12434 of 2021 Petitioner :- Reeta Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sanjay Babu Kesherwani,Jay Babu Kesharwani Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.
Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Birla,J. Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh,J.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.A. for the State respondents.
Present petitioner has been filed with a prayer to direct the respondent authorities to conduct the proper and fair investigation in FIR dated 17.11.2021 in FIR No. 0508 of 2021 under Sections 363, 366 IPC, P.S. Kokhraj, District Kaushambi.
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 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, preferably within three months from the date of production of a copy of this order before them.
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 :- 22.12.2021 Abhishek