IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.107 of 2010 PUSHPA YADAV, WIFE OF KRISHNANAND PRASAD YADAV, RESIDENT OF JAI PRAKASH NAGAR, NEAR ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL, SECTOR NO.3, BAHADURPUR HOUSING COLONY, PATNA-26 ………………….PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, OLD SECRETARIAT, BIHAR, PATNA 3. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, PATNA 4. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, APTNA 5. OFFICER INCHARGE, AGAMKUAN, POLICE STATION, PATNA 6. DINESH SINGH, SON OF YADUNANDAN SINGH, RESIDENT OF JAI PRAKASH NAGAR, NEAR ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL, SECTOR NO.3, BAHADURPUR HOUSING COLONY, PATNA………………..RESPONDENTS -------- 3. 18.02.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner apprehends threat to her life at the hands of respondent no.6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a petition to that effect was filed before the City Superintendent of Police, Patna on 20.12.2009. However, nothing has been done by the police to make an enquiry and take steps in accordance with law, as may be required. It goes without saying that if any petition is filed by any citizen before police authorities, they are under legal duty to take the same into account, make necessary enquiry / - 2 - investigation and take further steps in the matter, as may be required under the law. Police authorities are also required to do the same in respect of the complaint of the petitioner. Therefore, City Superintendent of Police, Patna is directed to look into the complaint of the petitioner and do the needful, as may be required under the law. The writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation and direction. B.T (J. N. Singh, J.)