The Patna High Court dismissed the petition for quashing an FIR still under investigation. The Court declined to interfere pending investigation but directed the Investigating Officer to conclude it positively within three months.
Application disposed of with direction to complete investigation positively within three months.
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Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34218 of 2015 dt.27-07-2015
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.34218 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -111 Year- 2014 Thana -MAHARAJGANJ District- SIWAN =========================================================== Aabid Hussain & Ors .... .... Petitioner/s Versus State of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Party/s =========================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 27-07-2015 The petitioners seek quashing of the first information report of Maharajganj P.S. Case No. 111 of 2014 which is still under investigation. Considering that investigation should be rarely interfered with, I am not inclined to interfere with the matter. The application is disposed of with a direction to the Investigating Officer to complete the investigation positively, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Let this order be communicated to the Superintendent of Police concerned for its onward transmission to the Investigating Officer of the concerned police station.
(Anjana Prakash, J) Prakash/U T
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the High Court should quash the first information report and interfere with the ongoing police investigation.
Whether the direction to complete the investigation within three months is appropriate.
The scope of judicial interference in criminal investigations under the guise of a quashing petition.
Aabid Hussain & Ors
State of Bihar & Anr
Anjana Prakash
As recorded by the court registry
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