1 W.P. (Cr.) No. 642 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (Cr.) No. 642 of 2023 Soniya Devi, aged about 29 years, W/o Late Pritam Nonia, R/o Telotand, P.O. & P.S.- Baghmara, Dist.- Dhanbad, Jharkhand ...... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand through Director General of Police, P.O.- Dhurwa, P.S.- Dhurwa 2. The Inspector General, Jharkhand Police Head Quarter, P.O. & P.S.- Dhurwa, Jharkhand 3. The Deputy Inspector General, Bokaro Thermal, P.O. & P.S.- Bokaro Thermal, Dist.- Bokaro, Jharkhand 4. The Senior Superintendent of Police, Dhanbad, P.O, & P.S.- Dhanbad, Dist.- Dhanbad, Jharkhand 5. Officer-in-Charge, Baghmara, P.O. & P.S.- Baghmara, Dist.- Dhanbad, Jharkhand 6. Force of CISF, CISF Block II, P.O. & P.S.- Baghmara, Dist.- Dhanbad, Jharkhand ….. Respondents For the Petitioner : Mr. Sheo Kr. Singh, Adv. For the Respondents : Shubham Gautam, AC to AAG V Mr. Anil Kumar, ASGI Mr. Ravi Praklash, CGC P R E S E N T HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY By the Court:- Heard the parties. 2. This Writ Petition Criminal has been filed invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India inter alia with the prayer to issue writ in the nature of mandamus commanding upon the respondent no. 4 and 5, to take proper legal actions in connection with Baghmara P.S. case no. 66 of 2022 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 302 / 34 of the IPC. 3. The brief facts of the case is that the writ petitioner is the informant of the said case and the said case has been lodged 2 W.P. (Cr.) No. 642 of 2023 alleging that the husband of the informant namely Pritam Nonia has been murdered by indiscriminate firing of CISF Jawan in a fake encounter. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that though more than two years has been elapsed since registration of the FIR, the Final Report under Section 173 of CrPC, has not yet been submitted, hence, it is submitted that the prayer as prayed for in this writ petition, be allowed. 5. Learned counsel for the State on the other hand submits that the respondent nos. 4 and 5 are taking diligent steps and the statement of the witnesses has been recorded and the investigation of Baghmara P.S. case no. 66 of 2022 be taken to its logical conclusion. 6. Having heard the submission made at the Bar and after going through facts and circumstance of the case and keeping in view the fact that the investigation of the case is going on for several years, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent no. 4 and 5, to conduct the remaining part of the investigation expeditiously and to conclude the investigation preferably within a period of three months from the date of this judgment. 7. This writ is petition is disposed of accordingly. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi Dated, the 30th January, 2025 Smita /AFR