IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.158 of 2009 PANKAJ DAS son of Gena Prasad Bharti resident of Mohalla Ganganagar Mayaganj, P.S. Barari, Diustrict Bhagalpur Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2 18/04/2009 The case of the petitioner is that though the first information report was lodged on 22.7.2008 vide Kotwali (Barari) P.S. Case No. 480 of 2008 under section 302, 307, 326/34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 27 of the Arms Act regarding the fire injury and death of one Mahanta Dayanand Das, no proper investigation is being conducted and the accused persons have not been arrested. In the above circumstances, I direct respondent no. 4, the Superintendent of Police, Bhagalpur to see that proper investigation is conducted and the accused persons are arrested. As nine months have already elapsed since after the institution of the first information report, the respondent no. 4 should see that the Investigating Officer conducts investigation as expeditiously as possible, in any event within six months from today and submit its report. With the above direction, this writ application is disposed of. (J. B. Koshy, CJ.) AMIN