COCP No.947 of 2006 -: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP No.947 of 2006 Date of decision: October 10, 2006. Dhanpati & Anr. ...Petitioner(s) v. Shri Prem Parshant & Anr. ...Respondent(s) Present: Dr. Surya Parkash, Advocate for the petitioners. Shri Ravi Dutt Sharma, Dy. Advocate General, Haryana for the respondent. Surya Kant, J. (Oral) Short reply, by way of affidavit of Shri K.S. Bhoria, IAS, Financial Commissioner & Principal Secretary to Govt. Haryana, Home Department, is taken on record. This contempt petition has been filed alleging that despite a direction issued by this Court vide order dated August 29, 2005 (Annexure P-6) to conduct the investigation in a time bound manner, no effective steps are being taken to take the investigation to some logical conclusion. In response to the show cause notice, a detailed affidavit has been filed by Mr. Rajender Kumar, Superintendent of Police, State Crime Branch, Haryana, Madhuban in which it is averred that the investigation is still going on and at present the same is being conducted by DSP Dalbir Singh under the direct supervision of the Superintendent of Police, State COCP No.947 of 2006 -: 2 :- Crime Branch. It is also averred in the affidavit that all the suspected persons have been interrogated from time to time and number of persons have also been joined in the investigation. Permission to conduct lie- detection test of the suspects has also been obtained from the court of competent jurisdiction and, as informed by Learned State Counsel, the said test shall be conducted on the 23rd and 30th instant. Learned State Counsel, on instructions from DSP Dalbir Singh who is present in court, undertakes that the investigation shall be concluded within three months from today. Having regard to the gravity of the offence pertaining to gruesome and blind murder of two persons, which took place in November 2004, and also keeping in view the fact that investigation should not be hushed up and, rather, sincere efforts should be made to trace out those who are involved in commission of the crime, this petition is disposed of with a direction that the investigation, in all circumstances, shall be concluded on or before 31st January, 2007. Disposed of. Rule discharged. October 10, 2006. [ Surya Kant ] kadyan Judge