IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No.1718 of 2007 SYED SHAHABUDDIN, SON OF LATE SYED SARFUDDIN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE CHAUSA, P.S. CHAUSA, DISTRICT BUXAR AND PRESENTLY POSTED AT MONDAL JAIL, ARRAH(BHOJPUR) AS A WARDEN. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SECRETARY(HOME), BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF JAIL(HOME), BIHAR, PATNA. 4. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SARAN, CHAPPRA. 5. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF JAIL, MONDAL JAIL, CHHAPRA, SARAN. 6. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF JAIL, MONDAL JAIL, ARRAH, BHOJPUR. For the petitioner : Mr. Manoranjan Prasad, Advocate. For the State : Mrs. Abhanjalli, AC to G.P. 16. ---------------------------------- 02. 04.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State, AC to GP-16, who prays for time to seek instruction and to file counter affidavit in the matter. Such prayer is being refused on the ground that this writ petition was filed on 8.2.2007 after serving a copy whereof on the office of the Advocate General, but still the authorities of the State have not chosen to file any counter affidavit in the matter. 2. Petitioner at the relevant time served as Warder in the Divisional Jail, Chapra. While on duty he suffered bomb injury, which was exploded by the criminals who attacked the jail premises on 16.10.2001. His both the legs were injured, thereafter 2 petitioner was shifted to P.M.C.H., Patna for treatment, where he was treated for three years. After being discharged from P.M.C.H., Patna. Petitioner submitted all the documents concerning his medical treatment before the Superintendent, Divisional Jail, Chapra but till date the medical expenses incurred by the petitioner has not been reimbursed, so submitted counsel for the petitioner. 3. Let petitioner appear before the I.G. Prison, Bihar, Patna along with a copy of this order, whereafter the I.G. Prison should make enquiry into the assertion of the petitioner that he suffered bomb injury while on duty at Divisional Jail, Chapra on 16.10.2001 and was treated at P.M.C.H., Patna and if the aforesaid assertion of the petitioner is true the medical reimbursement be made to him as early as possible, in any case within two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before the I.G. Prison, Bihar, Patna. 4. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Rajesh/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)