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: 409

Statute Text:
Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code. Criminal breach of trust by public servant or by banker, merchant or agent, etc. Whoever, being in any manner entrusted with property, or with any dominion over property in his capacity of a public servant or in the way of his business as a banker, merchant, factor, broker, attorney or agent, commits criminal breach of trust in respect of that property, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.