High Court of Judicature at Allahabad disposed of a writ petition seeking direction for fair and expeditious investigation. The court directed police authorities to complete the inquiry fairly without expressing an opinion on merits.
Directed police authorities/S.P. Jhansi to ensure fair, impartial and expeditious investigation.
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Court No. - 48
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 18216 of 2022
Petitioner :- Akbari Begam Respondent :- State Of U P And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ray Sahab Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.
Hon'ble Suneet Kumar,J. Hon'ble Syed Waiz Mian,J.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.A. for the State respondents.
By means of present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking direction to the respondent authorities to ensure fair, impartial and proper investigation of the Case Crime no.0252 of 2022, under Section 354, 504, 506 IPC, P.S. Nawabad, District Jhansi.
Learned A.G.A. submits that the First Information Report has been lodged only in the month of June 2022 and police authorities are under the obligation to do the investigation fairly and expeditiously and if the investigation has already not been completed, the same would be done at the earliest.
In the facts and circumstances of the case, the present petition is disposed of directing the police authorities/Senior Superintendent of Police/Superintendent of Police, Jhansi, to ensure that 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 :- 3.12.2022
S.Prakash
Digitally signed by SHASHI PRAKASH Date: 2022.12.07 11:50:45 IST Reason: Location: High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
1 issue framed by the court
Whether to direct police authorities to ensure fair, impartial and expeditious investigation of the alleged offence.
Akbari Begam
State Of U P
Suneet Kumar
Syed Waiz Mian
As recorded by the court registry
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