IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA --- LPA No.413 of 2008 --- ARUN KUMAR SINGH SON OF LATE BESELAL SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- PYARACHAK, P.O., BAIDERABAD, P.S. + DISTRICT – ARWAL ------ APPELLANT Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL CUM INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE D.I.G. OF POLICE, CENTRAL RANGE, PATNA 4. THE SENIOR S.P., PATNA 5. RURAL S.P., PATNA ------RESPONDENTS ----- For the appellant: Mr. D.K.Sinha, Sr. Advocate Mr. Ram Hriday Prasad For the respondents : Mr. Mayank Rukhaiyal JC to GA - V --- P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice And Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal --- Dated, the 24th September, 2008 We heard Mr. D. K. Sinha, senior counsel for the appellant. He argued that although the charges were based on the report of the Sub-divisional Police Officer, the said report was not furnished to the delinquent nor the statements of the victim girl, father of the victim girl and the doctor concerned, which were recorded by the Sub-divisional Police Officer, were supplied and that vitiated the disciplinary proceeding. 2. We are afraid, the report of the Sub-divisional Police Officer was in the nature of preliminary report and supply of that 2 report was not necessary to be given to the delinquent. By not supplying that report, no prejudice has been caused to the appellant. More over, it has been observed by the single judge that he never objected before the inquiry officer that for want of supply of the report of the Sub-divisional Police Officer, he was not in position to respond to the charges. 3. Consideration of the matter by the single judge does not suffer from any legal infirmity. 4. Letters patent appeal is dismissed in limine. R. M. Lodha, CJ. Kishore K. Mandal, J. Neyaz/