IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.819 of 2003 BHAGMANIYA DEVI, wife of Late Jitan Ram, resident of Village Dularpur, P.S.Phulwaria (Sripur O.P.)District Gopalganj------------------------------------petitioner Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR through Home Secretary, Secretariat Patna 2.I.G. Prison, Government of Bihar, Patna 3.Commissioner, Saran Division, Chapra 4.District Magistrate, Gopalganj 5.Superintendent of Police, Gopalganj 6.Jail Superintendent, District Jail, Gopalganj 7.Deputy Superintendent of Police, Special Task Force, Gopalganj 8.Bijay Kumar, Inspector of Police, Mirganj P.S. District Gopalganj 9.Binod Kumar, Inspector of Police 10.Deo Narayan Paswan, Officer in Charge, Uchakagaon, P.S. and District Gopalganj 11.K.K.Diwakar, Inspector of Police, Fulwaria P.S. District Gopalganj 12.S.N.Sarang, Inspector of Police, Hathua, P.S.Hathua District Gopalganj-------------------------respondents ----------- For the petitioner :M/S Rashid Izhar Ranjan Kumar Srivastava, Advocates For the State :Mr.Chhote Lal Nr.Singh,S.C.I Mr.Mohan Kr.Singh,AC to SCI ----- 7. 07.04.2010 The writ application has been filed by the widow of Jitan Ram alleging that he was a victim of custodial death which occurred on 15.6.2002 in Gopalganj District Jail and claiming compensation from the respondent State for the same. When the matter was filed, the State Human Rights Commission had not been constituted. Now the same is already in place and functioning in a vigorous manner. A claim of the present nature would fall within the 2 jurisdiction of the said Commission which would be more appropriately able to deal with the matter in its entirety. Accordingly, the matter is referred to the State Human Rights Commission. Since the matter is almost eight years old, the State Human Rights Commission is requested to deal with the same expeditiously. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) spal/