Court No. - 47
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 12396 of 2021 Petitioner :- Smt. Sangeeta Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 7 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dileep Kumar,Sudhir Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.
Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and 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. 303 of 2021 under Sections 323, 504, 506, 452, 341 IPC, Section 3 (1) (Da) and 3 (1) (Dha) of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Act, 1989 (Amended in 2015), P.S. Nawabad,, District Jhansi.
According to petitioner, a first information report against private respondents was lodged 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 in accordance with law.
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.
Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to file certified copy of the impugned FIR in the registry during the course of the day.
Order Date :- 21.12.2021 Jaswant