IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.104 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.- Year-0 Thana- District- Samastipur ====================================================== Sarita Devi Wife of Lalbabu Singh Resident of Village - Bande Saidpur, Ward No.1, P.S. - Patori, District - Samastipur, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through its the Secretary, Department of Home, Govt. of Bihar, Patna Bihar 2. The Secretary, Department of Home, Govt. of Bihar, Patna Bihar 3. The Director General of Police, Patna, Bihar Bihar 4. The Senior Superintendent of Police, Samastipur Bihar 5. The Station House Officer, P.S. - Patori, Samastipur Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Deepak Kumar For the Respondent/s : Mr. Pankaj Kumar, S.C.12 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 03-07-2025 Heard learned counsels for the parties. 2. The petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:- (i) For directing the respondent no.4 and 5 to lodge an FIR and take appropriate legal action against the accused persons in the written fardbeyan by the petitioner in relation with the offences committed on 26.10.2024 wherein the lady petitioner was molested and assaulted by the accused persons. (ii) For directing the respondent no.4 to further direct the I.O. to add appropriate sections of the BNS and thorough investigation should be conducted against the accused persons who are the powerful man of the society and they have tried to Patna High Court CR. WJC No.104 of 2025(2) dt.03-07-2025 2/2 outrage the modesty of the petitioner who live with her children only as her husband lives out of India for livelihood. (iii) For directing the respondent no.4 to provide police protection to the petitioner and her family members. (iv) For any other relief to which the petitioner is entitled under law. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has prayed for registration of FIR on her complaint. 4. Learned counsel for the State has submitted that the matter was enquired and it has come during enquiry that there was dispute between two neighbours and there is no need of registration of FIR and appropriate has been taken under Section 126 of the BNSS Act. 5. In these circumstances, this application is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Court below for registration of FIR/Complaint in accordance with law. shikha/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T