IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.494 of 2007 SALTY KUMARI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS 5 8.9.2008 KHAN The petitioner, who is the informant of Khijarsarai P.S.Case No.48 of 2005 dated 10.5.2005 registered under sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 341 and 379 of the Penal Code, seeks direction to the respondent authorities to investigate the case fairly and record the statement of the witnesses under section 164 Cr.P.C. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the police has not conducted the investigation fairly and has submitted charge sheet under bailable section. He further submits that the cases against the some of the accused persons being Khijarsarai P.S.Case No.34 of 2004, Khijarsarai P.S.Case No.106 of 1992 and Khijarsarai P.S.Case No.31 of 1994 are also pending. Learned counsel for the State submits that the police have investigated the case in right perspective. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, this writ petition is disposed of with an observation that if the petitioner is aggrieved by the aforesaid order, she may file appropriate application before the learned Magistrate who is in seisin of the case. It is also observed that the learned trial court will take steps for early conclusion of the case. So far as the other cases referred to above which are pending for trial, the learned Sessions Judge will issue necessary instructions to the trial court, who is in seisin of the matter, to expedite their trial at the earliest. (S.P.Singh,J) - 2 -