IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.48117 of 2008 Meena Devi @ Meena Devi Gupta, Wife of Gagan Sen Shastri, Resident of Village Laxmipur, Guru Bazar, PS Barari, District Katihar ---- Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. Dharam Das, General Manager, BSNL, Katihar. 3. Anil Kumar Rajak, S.D.O., Telecom, Katihar. 4. P.K. Sah, J.T.O. Telecom, Katihar. 5. N. Kumar, Accountant Officer Computer, Telecom, Katihar. 6. Md. Rub, Store in-charge, Telecom, Katihar. 7. Parmanand Thakur, Supervisor, Guru Bazar Telecom Office, Katihar. 8. Nurul Haque, Lineman, Guru Baza, Barari, Katihar. 9. Ram Narayan Mourya, Dy. Manager, Finance and Accounts, Telecom, Katihar. 10. Jyoti Bhushan Prasad, Dy. G.M., Telecom, Katihar. O.P. No. 2 to 10 are officials of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, A Government of India Enterprises, Telecom, District Katihar ---- Opposite Parties. ----------- 2 5.8.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 3.7.2002 and the order passed in revision dated 7.6.2008. The prosecution case is that the complainant had applied for a telephone connection and had paid money for it. The informant claims that the connection was not given to her but she was presented with a bill. It is further alleged that when she went to speak with the officials, they abused her. The Court sent the case for investigation. Final form was submitted. On the basis of the protest, this case has proceeded. The Court while considering the complaint petition came to the conclusion that without sanction under Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, this case cannot proceed. The Sessions Judge likewise came to the same finding. This Court after considering the complain petition and other materials on record come to a conclusion that the complaint is not maintainable and in fact the petitioner ought to have moved the proper 2 forum for challenging the bill presented to her for alleged dues of telephone bill. In the circumstances, this Court finds that there is no reason to interfere with the orders impugned. This application is dismissed. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)