IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.264 of 2008 SADANAND MEHTA & ORS Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 3 27.1.2009 KHAN The petitioners pray for restraining the respondents from taking coercive steps against the petitioners in respect of Dhamdaha P.S. Case No.164 2008 dated 17.12.2007 under sections 302, 380/34 of the Penal Code and section 27 of the Arms Act. The petitioners submit that one Shanti Devi at the instance of her husband and other family members gave a fardbeyan alleging therein that her father-in-law namely Ramji Mehta aged about 65 years had been killed by the accused persons and thereby falsely implicated the petitioners in order to put pressure on them to withdraw the earlier case being Dhamdaha P.S. Case No.51 of 2007 dated 31.3.2007 registered under sections 147, 148, 149, 307, 302 of the Penal Code lodged against the husband of Shanti Devi and others. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and on going through the materials on record, I am not inclined to grant relief as prayed for by the petitioners. This writ petition is accordingly dismissed. However, it would be open to the petitioners to pursue their remedy before the appropriate forum after the investigation is completed. (S.P.Singh,J) - 2 -