IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.1197 of 2008 JAGDISH RAI son of late Slok Rai, resident of village Tej Bigha, P.S. Bakhtiyarpur, Dist. Patna ….Petitioner Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR through the Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Home Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3.The Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Senior Superintendent of Police (Rural),Patna. 5. The Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Barh, Dist. Patna. 6. The Inspepctor of Police, Bakhtiyarpur, P.S. Bakhtiyarpur, Dist. Patna. 7. The Officer-in-charge, Bakhtiyarpur P.S. Dist. Patna. …. Respondents. ----------- 3 18.4.2009 This application has been filed for issuance of a direction to the respondents for fair and proper investigation and also for a direction to the respondents for execution of warrant of arrest and process under section 83/83 Cr.P.C. Contention of the petitioner is that son of the petitioner was brutally murdered for which Bakkhtiyarpur P.S. case no. 119/03 had been registered on 3.7.2003 under sections 147, 148, 149, 307, 326 of the Indian Penal Code and 27 of the Arms Act. The informant died on 3.7.2003 and after his death section 302 of the I.P.C. was also added. It is also contended that six years have passed and charge sheet has already been submitted against all the named accused persons but they have not been arrested so far. Further contention is that the accused are moving freely and threatening the petitioner and his other family members and the police is sitting idle and not arresting the accused. In view of the submissions made above ,I directed the respondent no .4 to look into the matter and see that the proper - 2 - investigation in the case is done and the accused persons be arrested. The respondent should also file a report before the trial court within three months regarding the progress made in the investigation. This application is disposed of with the above observations. Rahman/ (J.B. Koshy, CJ)