In a criminal writ petition, the Patna High Court directed the Superintendent of Police to decide on the involvement of all accused in a murder case within four months by collecting necessary evidence.
Directed Superintendent of Police, Aurangabad to decide on involvement of all accused and file report within four months.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.997 of 2023
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-132 Year-2022 Thana- PAUTHU District- Aurangabad
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RAGHO SINGH Son of Late Ramdahin Singh Resident of village - Sima, P.S. - Pauthu, Distt. - Aurangabad
... ... Petitioner
... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Ruchikar Jha, AC to SC-8 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER
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to the investigating agency to conduct a proper and fair investigation of Pauthu P.S. Case No. 132 of 2022 registered for the offences under Sections 302 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3 . A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the State. It is stated that investigation of the case is going on, however, the case has been found true against Raushan Singh, Son of Late Ramsevak Singh and it has been found appropriate to take a decision on the point of involvement/accusation of other accused persons only after collecting some concrete evidences. Arrest warrant has been issued against accused Raushan Singh by the learned court and raids are being conducted accordingly.
4 . Having regard to the stand taken by the investigating agency, this Court directs the Superintendent of Police, Aurangabad to ensure that a decision on the point of involvement/accusation of all other persons be taken after collecting the materials but within a reasonable time and an appropriate report be filed in the court of learned jurisdictional Magistrate within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.
5 . It goes without saying that the arrest warrant issued
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against the accused Raushan Singh shall be executed in accordance with law as early as possible subject, however, to any order which may be passed by a competent court in connection with the matter.
6 . This writ application stands disposed of
accordingly.
(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J)
Rishi/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether to direct the police to complete investigations into the remaining accused persons within a specified time.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Raghao Singh
The State of Bihar
The Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna
Deputy Inspector General of Police, Gaya, Bihar
Superintendent of Police, Aurangabad
Officer-in-Charge, Pauthu Police Station
Rajeev Ranjan Prasad
As recorded by the court registry
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