Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:34737-DB Court No. - 42 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 4531 of 2025 Petitioner :- Dharmendra Singh Respondent :- State Of Uttar Pradesh And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Lovekush Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Prashant Kumar,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.A. for the State respondents. 2. The present writ petition is filed inter-alia with following reliefs:- "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent police authority concerned to ensure the fair and proper investigation of the Criminal Case, First Information Report dated 11.02.2025 in Case Crime No.59 of 2025 under Sections 191(2). 191(3), 115(2), 109, 309(4), 324(4) BNS 2023 and Section 11 of Animal Cruelty Act 1960, P.S. Malpura, District West Commissionerate Agra, by way of handing over the investigation of the case to competent Investigating Officer, other than the present Investigating Officer, S.I. Amit Dhama and to other than to police station Malpura to meet the ends of criminal justice. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent no.2 and 3 to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 13.02.2025 pending before them expeditiously within stipulated period to be fixed by this Court (Annexure no.4 to the writ petition). (iii) Issue any other suitable writ, order or direction in which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case. (iv) Award the cost of the petition in favour of the petitioner." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner apprised to the Court that qua to the above relief, the petitioner has already made detailed representation to the Police Commissioner, Commissionerate Agra (respondent no.2) and as such, direction may be issued to decide the same expeditiously. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, we are not inclined to make any observation qua to on-going investigation. Suffice to indicate that in case any such request is made to the Deputy Commissioner concerned within a week, we hope and trust that the same would be decided in accordance with law, expeditiously. 5. The writ petition is disposed of. (Prashant Kumar,J.) (Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J.) Order Date :- 10.3.2025 A. Pandey Digitally signed by :- ANAND PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad