Case Facts:
Patna High Court CR. WJC No.635 of 2011 (3) dt.20-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ No.635 of 2011 ====================================================== Jwala Prasad .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar & Ors .... .... Respondents ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 20-06-2012 Heard. The petitioner is named accused in Dharhara P.S.Case No.87 of 2010 instituted for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . The writ petition has been filed for a direction to the respondents to properly investigate the aforesaid criminal case. It is well known that once an FIR is instituted it is for the police to investigate the case in terms of Section 156 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and on conclusion of investigation submit a report to the court in terms of Section 173(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Once the police has taken up the investigation, it is presumed that the investigation will be carried out properly in accordance with law. The police is the statutory body to investigate a case. At this stage any direction by the Court may amount to undue interference in investigation. Patna High Court CR. WJC No.635 of 2011 (3) dt.20-06-2012 In that view of the matter, I find no reason to give any direction to the police in the matter. Accordingly, the writ petition is devoid of any merit and thus it is dismissed. B.Kr./- (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 420

Statute Text:
Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code. Cheating and there by dishonestly inducing delivery of property, or the making, alteration or destruction of a valuable security. Whoever cheats and thereby dishonestly induces the person deceived to deliver any property to any person, or to make, alter or destroy the whole or any part of a valuable security, or anything which is signed or sealed, and which is capable of being converted into a valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.