IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Writ Petition No.1017 of 2011 Sunil Singh Jayara S/o Sri Bachan Singh, R/o Village-Dakhaitgaun, Presently Kasba-Badkot, Tehsil-Badkot, District-Uttarkashi. ….…..Petitioner Versus 1- State of Uttarakhand, through Secretary Home Affairs, Dehradun. 2- S.H.O., P.S. Badkot, District-Uttarkashi. 3- Vishnu Dutt S/o Rajaram R/o 71, Milap Nagar, Roorkee, District Haridwar. ……Respondents Mr. K.S. Verma, Advocate, present for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Adhikari, A.G.A., present for the State. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard. 2) By means of this writ petition, moved under Article 226 of Constitution of India, the petitioner has sought quashing the First Information Report dated 06.09.2011, registered as F.I.R. No. 15 of 2011, relating to offences punishable under Section 306, 376 I.P.C., Police Station- Badkot, District- Uttarkashi. 2 3) Though, the petitioner’s name does not figure in the First Information Report, but considering the nature of offence and that no copies of the statements of witnesses under Section 161 of Cr.P.C., are annexed with the writ petition, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the investigation of the case. 4) Therefore, without expressing any opinion as to final merits of the investigation in the matter, the writ petition is summarily dismissed, with the observation that if the petitioner Sunil Singh Jayara, surrenders before the court concerned, his bail application shall be heard and disposed of without unreasonable delay, keeping in mind that he is a Government servant. (Stay application No. 12149 of 2011, stands disposed of). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 22.11.2011 JM