IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.1228 of 2008 GITA DEVI Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Tejendra Sinha, Advocate For the State : G.P.XVIII 3 28/4/2009 The widow who lost her husband has filed this writ application. It is stated that her husband was a social worker and was elected as a Chairman of Nagar Panchayat. She complaints that though her husband was murdered on 28.8.2008 but still investigation of the case has not been completed and the accused persons are not arrested. They are threatening her and the witnesses of the case. In the counter affidavit it is stated that two Investigating Officers of the case were suspended on the ground of their dereliction of duty and another investigating officer took up the charge of investigation but he too has failed to arrest the accused persons uptil now. It seems that the accused are influential persons. In the above circumstances, we direct the respondent no.2 the Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna to look into the matter and direct a Senior Police 2 Officer of Crime Branch, CID, to conduct the investigation of the case and see that the accused persons of Sitamarhi P.S. Case no.430 of 2008 are apprehended and produced before the court below concerned. The report regarding the progress of investigation should be filed in every month to the court below concerned where the case is pending. With the aforesaid direction, this application stands disposed of. Let a copy of this order be handed over to the Government Pleader – XVIII to communicate the same to the Director General of Police, Bihar. Neyaz/ (J. B. Koshy, CJ.)