Yaduvendra Singh v. State of U.P. and 8 Others

Court No. - 67 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 17423 of 2023 Petitioner :- Yaduvendra Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 8 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Krishna Dutt Awasthi Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Rahul Chaturvedi,J. Hon'ble Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.A. and perused the record. By means of the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioner is seeking the following prayer : "i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent No. 2 and 3 to conclude the fair investigation in pursuance of first information report dated

15.7.2023 registered as Case Crime No. 220 of 2023, under Sections 498-A, 304-B IPC and 3/4 D.P. act, at police station Bhognipur, district Kanpur Dehat. ii. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent No. 3 to arrest the respondent No. 4 to 9 in accordance with law." Petitioner is the informant of the case. The present F.I.R. was registered way back on 20.5.2023, and the position as on date is that neither any arrest has been effected nor any statement has been recorded by the Investigating Officer. We are in the last week of November, 2023. Accordingly, it is expected from the Investigating Officer concerned to submit a report under Section 173 (2) Cr.P.C. after holding a fair, impartial and professional investigating within a period of next thirty days. The Senior Superintendent of Police/Superintendent of police, Kanpur Dehat is also required to keep a close vigil upon the progress of the investigation if need be supervise the investigation. With the aforesaid observation, the present petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 20.11.2023/Sumaira High Court of Judicature at Allahabad