Ganga Devi v. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Home (Police) Government of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Ganga Devi v. The State of Bihar & Ors., Patna High Court CR. WJC No.1608 of 2024, decided 09-04-2025 (Hon'ble Mr. Justice Bibek Chaudhuri). Writ petition seeking mandamus to institute FIR on complaint dated 25th August 2024 (village Phulmalik, P.S. Sahebpur Kamal, Begusarai); police had already registered FIR being P.S. Case No. 277 of 2024 under Section 115(2)/126(2)/303(2)/351(2)/352 of the BNS against accused persons including Rishidev Mahto, Suresh Mahto, Chandeshwari Mahto, Chandra Shekhar Mahto, Praduman Kumar, Abhiraj @ Bhaskar Kumar, Nikku Kumar, Raj Kishore Mahto and Jawahar Mahto; case under investigation; petition held infructuous and dismissed.
What did the court decide?
On the information dated 25th August 2024, the police had already registered an FIR, P.S. Case No. 277 of 2024, at Sahebpur Kamal Police Station under Sections 115(2)/126(2)/303(2)/351(2)/352 of the BNS against the accused persons, and the case was under investigation.