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Banarasi Devi v. the State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Dept. of Home, Patna

Patna HC18 Feb 2020CR. WJC/191/2020

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What is this about?

In a writ petition regarding a criminal investigation, the Patna High Court, without adjudicating on merit, directed the Superintendent of Police to supervise the inquiry, ensure directions are issued to the investigating officer, and allow the petitioner to participate and submit materials for a just investigation.

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Directed the Superintendent of Police to supervise the case and allow the petitioner to participate in the investigation and bring materials to the notice of the investigating officer.

Banarasi Devi Vs the State of Bihar through the Principal… — Dowry and Cruelty | Patna HC (2020)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 191 of 2020

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-875 Year-2019 Thana- SONEPUR District- Saran

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Banarasi Devi, Wife of Devki Rai, Resident of Village - Paharichak, P.S.Sonepur, District- Saran

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... Petitioner

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Versus

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The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Dept. Of Home, Patna Bihar

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The Director General of Police, Patna, Bihar

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The Deputy Inspector General of Police Saran Division, Saran Chapra, Bihar

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The Superintendent of Police Saran Chapra, Bihar

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The S.D.P.O. Sonepur at Chapra, Bihar

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The S.H.O. Sonepur at Chapra, Bihar

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The Investigating Officer Sonepur at Chapra Bihar

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Sujata Kumari D/O - Surendra Choudhary Resident of Village - Manjhauli, P.S.- Bidupur, District- Vaishali

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... ... Respondents

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Appearance :

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For the Petitioner : Mr.Sabal Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr.Sheo Shankar Prasad

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER

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2 18-02-2020 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

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Sonepur P.S. Case no. 875 of 2019 for the offences alleged under Section 376, 420 and 494 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act is nothing but a kind of malicious prosecution of the petitioner.

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It is submitted that the husband of the petitioner had lodged Sonepur P.S. Case no. 57 of 2018 for the offences under Section 347 and 365 of the Indian Penal Code alleging that his

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Patna High Court CR. WJC No. 191 of 2020(2) dt.18-02-2020 2/3

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son Sanoj Kumar had been abducted by some miscreants with an intention to marry him. It is submitted that the son of this petitioner had been married to one Reena Devi and at no point of time the marriage was performed with the respondent no. 8 Sujata Kumari.

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Learned Counsel has in fact also submitted that from the statement made by respondent no. 8 under Section 164 Cr.P.C. it would appear that she has been participating in a conspiracy with her father to make out a false case against the son and other family members of this petitioner.

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On the other hand, learned counsel for the State submits that the investigation of the case being Sonepur 875 of 2019 is still at nascent stage and during investigation it is open for the petitioner to bring all such materials on which she wants to rely to the notice of the investigating officer/supervising authority. It is submitted that this is not the stage where this Court sitting under Article 226 of the Constitution of India interfere with the investigation.

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Having heard learned counsel for the parties and upon perusal of the records, in the nature of the submissions this Court while disposing of this writ application without entering into the merit of the contentions directs the Superintendent of

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Patna High Court CR. WJC No. 191 of 2020(2) dt.18-02-2020 3/3

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Police, Saran, Chapra (respondent no. 4 ) to supervise the case himself and issue necessary directions to the investigating officer including that to allow the petition and petitioner to participate in course of investigation and to bring all such materials which she may like to bring to the notice of the innvestigating officer to facilitate a just and proper investigation of the case.

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The writ application, thus, stands disposed of with the aforesaid observations.

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(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J)

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SUSHMA2/-

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Banarasi Devi v. the State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Dept. of Home, Patna

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