HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION No.281 OF 2002. PETITIONER : Bisauharam VERSUS RESPONDENTS : Chandulal & Others. SB: Hon’ble Shri Satish K. Agnihotri‘ J. Present: Shri H.P. Agrawal and Shri N.K. Vyas, Advocatg§eé§pear as an’llCllS curlae. Non6 for the respondents No.1 & 2. Shri Ranbir Singh Marhas, Advocate for the respondents No.3 & 4. ORDER ORAL (Passed on 04 day of December, 2010) Heard. This is a letter petition, registered, and numbered as W.P.No 281/2002. The grievance of the petitioner is that the grand daughter of the petitioner namely Rukmani Bai (since deceased), who was married with one Chandulal, S/o Krishna Sahu, was staying at house No.189, Defence Colony, Gavararoad, Meerut (Uttar Pradesh). On 18-7-2001, the petitioner and other family members were informed that Rukmani Bai had died. Thereafter, the deceased was cremated in Meerut by the family members of her husband and other co—labourers. The petitioner went to Village-Dargaon on 21—7-2001 and in presence ofthe respectable citizens of the area, husband of the deceased, Chandulal and her father-in-law Krishna Sahu, informed that the deceased died on account of snake bite. On enquiry, death certificate and the postmortem report was not produced. Thus, the petitioner has a doubt, that this was not an accident, but death occurred under the mysterious circumstances. Further case of the petitioner is that the petitioner made a complaint for registration of the case against Chandulal and Krishna Sahu, but nothing has happened. For want of conduct of autopsy and Panchnama, the petitioner has flled this letter petition to initiate action against the culprits of death of the deceased. Shri Marhas, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.3 & 4, on the basis of affidavit filed by Shri Chandrakesh Yadav, Sub Inspector, Police Station, Lalkurti, District Meerut, submits that the matter was enquired into by the Deputy Superintendent of Police and during the course of investigation it was found that the deceased died on account of poisonous insect/snake bite. Shri Marhas further submits that before the postmortem could be done, husband of the deceased and other labourersafre’mated her. During the course of investigation, other persons were examined and their statements were also recorded. The ‘deceasedtwas working as labourer. In the month of July, 2001 at night some poisonous insect/snake had bitten the deceased, which resulted into death of Rukmani Bai and without informing the police, the deceased was cremated with the help of other co—workers. Before death, the deceased was taken to the Nursing Home of one Dr. Sangeeta Jindal, however, before any treatment could be administered to Rukmani Bai, she was declared dead. It was found in the investigation that the deceased died as a result of poisonous insect/ snake bite. In view of the report submitted by the respondenfs No.3 & 4, as to under what circumstances the incident had taken place and how the deceased was cremated in presence of other labourers, who were examined by the Police Officer, no direction canbe issued for further investigation. Accordingly, the matter is closed. In the result, the writ petition is dismissed. Registry is directed to send a copy of this order to the petitioner, forthwith. . Sd/u Satish K. Agnihotri ,/‘ Judge I Gowri I