Alakhdeo Narayan Singh v. The Union of India through the General Manager, East Central Railway, Hajipur
CR. WJC/1151/2024 · 2025-08-04
Sandeep Kumar
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1151 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.- Year-0 Thana- District- Patna ====================================================== Alakhdeo Narayan Singh S/O Late Dharmdeo Singh R/O village korami, P.S. Naudiha Bazar, Distt-Palamu(Jharkhand) 822113 ... ... Petitioner/s Versus
1. The Union of India through the General Manager, East Central Railway, Hajipur Bihar
2. The Honourable Chairman, Railway Board, Rail Bhawan,256A,Raisina Road, Rajpath Area, Central Sect. New Delhi 110001
3. The Station Master, Dehri On Sone(DOS)Junction, District-Rohtas, Bihar 821307 Bihar
4. The Director General of Police,Bihar, Patna Bihar
5. The Inspector General of Police, Rail, Bihar Region, Patna Bihar
6. The Rail Superintendent of Police, Patna Region, Patna Bihar
7. The S.H.O., Railway Police Station, Dehri on Sone,Rohtas Bihar
8. The Medical Superintendent, Dehri on Sone Sub Div. Hospital, Rohtas Bihar
9. The Principal Secretary, Department of Health, Govt. of Bihar, Patna Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sarvesh Kr. Singh, A.A.G.13 For the U.O.I. : Mr. Kumar Gangesh Gunjan, CGC ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 04-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the Union of India. 2. This application has been filed for seeking following relief: For issuance of appropriate writ/ writs, order/ orders, direction/ directions to the respondents authority in nature of Mandamus to set up an enquiry and to take appropriate action against negligence of
Patna High Court CR.
WJC No.1151 of 2024(2) dt.04-08-2025 2/3 duty by the officers concerned which laid to death of son of the petitioner who is a bonafide passenger namely Ashok Singh @ Ashok Kumar Singh aged about 29 years of Palamu Express Train Number 13348, date of Journey 01.02.2024 having PNR No.6859644537, Sleeper Coach No.S7, Birth No.25, Boarded at PNBE, destination Japla (JPL) ontoward journey, due to jolting or sudden break sustained serious head injury was delayed in medical help despite of assurance to the petitioner by the Rail Madad, the injured was deboarded by the railway staff in Dehri on Sone, no ambulance was provided, taken to Sadar Hospital, Dehri on sone by auto rickshaw by GRP staff and a medical staff, when doctor declared the passenger dead, on instruction of senior officers of Railway, the railway staff without post-mortem, handed over dead body to his minor Nephew, putting the dead body on road the railway staff fled away, no F.I.R. was lodged, a representation in this regard was made to the respondent authorities dated 20.03.2024 by Speed post, but no reply was made or took any action, neither any relief was provided to the family of deceased, hence this Writ application. 3. Disputed questions of facts are involved in the present case. 4. In these circumstances, I am not inclined to interfere in the writ petition. Patna High Court CR. WJC No.1151 of 2024(2) dt.04-08-2025 3/3
5. Accordingly, this application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Bihar Human Rights Commission, by way of filing an application. 6. If such an application is filed by the petitioner within one month from today, the Bihar Human Rights Commission will consider the same on merit and the same shall not be dismissed on the ground of limitation. anand/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T