Sanju Devi v. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna
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Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.61 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Patna, disposed of as withdrawn on 20-01-2025 before any merits adjudication. Petitioner Sanju Devi (wife of Dharmendra Kumar) had sought proper investigation/transfer of investigation concerning a Patna police-station matter; respondents included the State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, the Secretary, Department of Home, the Director General of Police, the Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna, the Inspector-cum-Station Head Officer, Hawai Adda Police Station, and private respondents Pammi Pandey and Indarjeet Pandey @ Banty Pandey. Withdrawal was sought 'with a view to file appropriate proceeding before appropriate forum for proper investigation/transfer of investigation' and permission was granted (order per Vipul M. Pancholi, J.; Alok Kumar Pandey, J. co-signed). Advocates: Sanjay Kumar Bharti for the petitioner; Prabhu Narayan Sharma, AC to AG, for the State. No statutes or precedents cited; no monetary relief.