IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.1154 of 2008 Laxmi Narayan Thakur Son of Late Tarni Prasad Thakur, resident of village- Rampur, P.S. Katihar( Mufassil), District- Katihar. ……Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Secretary, Department of Home, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director General of Police, Bihar. 3. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Purnea Range, Purnea. 4. The Superintendent of Police, Katihar. 5. Officer Incharge, Katihar Mufassil Police Station, District-Katihar …….Respondents ----------- 2/ 20.03.2009 It is the case of the petitioner that his brother was murdered and he filed the complaint before the respondent no.5-the Officer Incharge, Katihar Muffasil Police station but the FIR has not been registered. The petitioner even approached the Chief Judicial Magistrate and the Chief Judicial Magistrate also directed to register the complaint and investigate the case but the police has not lodged the F.I.R. and investigation has not been started. It is a very serious matter. Accordingly, I direct the respondent no.2-the Director General of Police, Bihar, to look into the matter and seen that the F.I.R. is registered and investigation is done properly in the case and if there is any dereliction of duty on the part of the Officer-in-charge, then appropriate action should be taken against him in the light of the decision of the Hon’ble Apex Court. This application stands disposed of. JA/- (J. B. Koshy, CJ)