Case Facts:
Patna High Court CR. WJC No.894 of 2011 (2) dt.02-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ No.894 of 2011 ====================================================== Asaefi Patel, son of late Singheshwar Patel, resident of mohalla-Pandirba, Masjid Chowk, Hajipur, P.S.-Town Hajipur, District-Vaishali. .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. Senior Superintendent of Police, Muzaffarpur. 3. Deputy Superintendent of Police (East) Muzaffarpur. 4. Inspector of Police, Meenapur Anchal, District-Muzaffarpur. 5. Officer-in-Charge, Bochaha Police Station, District-Muzaffarpur. .... .... Respondents ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 02-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is a named accused in Bochaha P.S. Case No. 94 of 1995 registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . In the present writ petition, he has prayed to quash the aforesaid F.I.R. on the ground that though the F.I.R. in question was instituted in 1995, the matter is still under investigation. The F.I.R. discloses commission of a cognizable offence. In that view of the matter, the same cannot be Patna High Court CR. WJC No.894 of 2011 (2) dt.02-08-2012 quashed. However, it is the duty of the police to promptly investigate a case which is brought to its notice. It is certainly a matter of concern that a case lodged in 1995 is still pending investigation. In that view of the matter, I direct the respondent no. 2 to personally look into the matter and bring the investigation of the case to its logical end as early as possible and certainly within a reasonable period of time. With this observation, the application is disposed of. Mr. Nirmal Kumar Sinha, learned A.C. to A.A.G.-15, who is present in the Court is requested to bring this order to the notice of respondent no. 2 forthwith. Sanjeet/- (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 477A

Statute Text:
Section 477A of the Indian Penal Code. Falsification of accounts. Whoever, being a clerk, officer or servant, or employed or acting in the capacity of a clerk, officer or servant, willfully, and with intent to defraud, destroys, alters, mutilates or falsifies any book, paper, writing, valuable security or account which belongs to or is in the possession of his employer, or has been received by him for or on behalf of his employer, or willfully, and with intent to defraud, makes or abets the making of any false entry in, or omits or alters or abets the omission or alteration of any material particular from or in any such book, paper, writing, valuable security or account, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.