The court directed that the investigation into the petitioner's case be completed within 12 weeks, with intimation to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate every four weeks.
Direction to complete investigation within 12 weeks with intimation to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate every four weeks.
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SURESH KUMAR KHERA ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. P. N. Dhan and Mr. Dilip P. and Mr. Ajit Singh, Advocates.
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GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. ....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Lao, Additional Standing Counsel for Ms. Kamna Vohra, Additional Standing Counsel for State with Inspector Bhagat Ram, P.S. Hauz Khas.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAJMI WAZIRI
O R D E R
The petitioner is aggrieved of inaction by the police apropos the investigations in case being FIR No. 0035/2018, dated 08.02.2018, registered under sections 420/406/506/120 B IPC at Police Station Hauz Khas, New Delhi.
It is the petitioner’s case that though investigations have been transferred to the Economic Offences Wing in W.P.(CRL) No. 2008/2018; no worthwhile steps have been taken in the investigations.
Mr. Lao, the learned Additional Standing Counsel for the State submits upon instructions that as of 08.01.2019, the petitioner was called by the Assistant Commissioner of Police concerned and was interacted with
and another person concerned with the case (witness) has also been interacted with by the police on an earlier occasion.
Let investigations be completed within a period of 12 weeks from today with due intimation to the learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate concerned, every four weeks.
In view of the above, the learned counsel for the petitioner does not press for any further reliefs at this stage.
The petition, alongwith pending application, stands disposed-off in terms of the above.
NAJMI WAZIRI, J.
JANUARY 10, 2019 sb
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition challenging police inaction should be disposed of after directing completion of investigation within 12 weeks.
SURESH KUMAR KHERA
GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI
NAJMI WAZIRI
As recorded by the court registry
A constitutional writ petition in a criminal context, most commonly habeas corpus or a challenge to an FIR or detention order.
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