Renu @ Kumari Renu @ Baby Vs The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Department of Home, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Renu @ Kumari Renu @ Baby Vs The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Department of Home, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Liberty to the petitioner to file an appropriate application in case some adverse order is passed by the learned Magistrate after submission of the final form/charge-sheet; SHO, Alipur Police Station directed to conclude the investigation within three months from receipt/production of a copy of the order if not already concluded, whereafter the learned Magistrate to pass appropriate order on the police report.

Issue for consideration

Whether the F.I.R. vide Alipur P.S. Case No.124 of 2022 should be quashed (the writ application was filed for its quashing).

Court's answer

In view of the submission that the investigation has been completed, this criminal writ application (filed for quashing of the FIR) is disposed of, with liberty reserved to the petitioner to file an appropriate application in case some adverse order is passed by the learned Magistrate after submission of the final form/charge-sheet.

Ratio / Principle

The S.H.O. of Alipur Police Station, District Gaya is directed to conclude the investigation of the case within three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, if the same has already not been concluded.

Key takeaways

Thereafter, the learned Magistrate will pass appropriate order on the basis of the report submitted by the police.ratio¶25

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Patna High Court (Sandeep Kumar, J.), Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.373 of 2023, oral order dated 17-04-2025. Petitioner Renu @ Kumari Renu @ Baby had filed this writ seeking quashing of F.I.R. vide Alipur P.S. Case No.124 of 2022 (Thana ALIPUR, District Gaya). Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the investigation has been completed. Accordingly, the Court disposed of the criminal writ application, reserving liberty to the petitioner to file an appropriate application in case some adverse order is passed by the learned Magistrate after submission of the final form/charge-sheet. The Court further directed the S.H.O. of Alipur Police Station, District Gaya to conclude the investigation within three months from receipt/production of a copy of the order if not already concluded, and directed that thereafter the learned Magistrate will pass appropriate order on the basis of the report submitted by the police.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.373 of 2023

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-124 Year-2022 Thana- ALIPUR District- Gaya

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RENU @ KUMARI RENU @ BABY W/o Sunil Kumar R/o VillageRawaich, P.S.- Bakhtiyarpur, Distt- Patna. At present resident of C-18 Narmada Colony Karach, Bhuj, Gujarat.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Department of Home, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. Bihar

The Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna. Bihar

The Inspector General of Police, Magadh, Gaya. Bihar

The Senior Superintendent of Police, Gaya. Bihar

The S.D.P.O. Tekari, Gaya. Bihar

The S.H.O. Alipur Police Station, Gaya. Bihar

Prameela Devi W/o Ashok Kumar Singh R/o Village- Jadugora, P.S.Jadugora, Distt- East Singhbhoom, Jharkhand.

... ... Respondents

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pramod Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. M. Nasrul Huda Khan, S.C.-1 Ms. Babita Kumari, A.C. to S.C.-1

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER

2 17-04-2025 Heard the parties.

2 . Though this writ application has been filed

for quashing of the F.I.R. vide Alipur P.S. Case No.124 of 2022 but, it has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the investigation has been completed.

3. In view of the aforesaid fact, this criminal

writ application is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to file appropriate application in case some adverse order is passed

Patna High Court CR. WJC No.373 of 2023(2) dt.17-04-2025 2/2

against the petitioner by the learned Magistrate after submission of the final form/charge-sheet.

4 . The S.H.O. of Alipur Police Station, DistrictGaya is directed to conclude the investigation of the case within three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order if the same has already not been concluded. Thereafter, the learned Magistrate will pass appropriate order on the basis of the report submitted by the police.

(Sandeep Kumar, J)

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