IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC NO.970 OF 2008 AKHILESH, SON OF SRI PRASAD MADHAWA, UJAIN COMPLEX, DAKBUNGLOW ROAD, PATNA…………PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. HOME COMMISSIONER, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 4. MR. VIVEK KUMAR SINGH, IAS, SECRETARY, INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATION DEPARTMENT, AND ALSO MEMBER (ADMN.) OF B.S.E..B., VIDUT BHAWAN, PATNA (BOTH CHARGE) 5. MR. BINDESHWARI PD. SINGH, JOINT DIRECTOR, INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATION DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR 6. MR. JAISHANKAR JHA, ASST. ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, ELECTRIC SUPPLY SUB-DIVISION, MOURYALOK, PATNA 7. SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PATNA 8. DY. S.P., SADAR, PATNA 9. OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, KOTWALI P.S., PATNA 10. MR. S.N.P.SINGH, I.O., CASE NO.36/07 OF KOTWALI P.S., PATNA 11. MR. SHAMBHU THAKUR, EXECUTIVE MAGISTRATE, DISTRICT CONTROL ROOM, PATNA 12. MR. RAMASHISH SHARMA, ELECTRICAL EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, BSEB, PATNA 13. MR. SHIVSHANKAR PANDEY, ASST. ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, B.S.E.B. PATNA 14. MR. BHOLANATH SINGH, ASSISTANT ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, ELECTRIC SUPPLY SUB- DIVISION, KADAMKUAN, EXHIBITION ROAD, PATNA 15. MR. BINOD KUMAR, JR. ENGINEER, ELECTRIC SUPPLY DIVISION, MOURYALOK PATNA 16. BHOSAN PRASAD, PARTNER/OWNER, ARJUN OFFSET, RAJENDRA NAGAR SQUAIR, PATNA 800016 17. RAVI RANJAN, S.D.O., SADAR, PATNA 18. KAILASHNATH, SON OF LATE THAKURDAS, TITLE OWNER, TARUNMITRA, YAHYAPUR, JAUNPUR, UTTAR PRADESH 19. I.O., CASE NO.157/07, KOTWALI P.S……………………………………………………………...RESPONDENTS ----------- For the Petitioner: Mr. Daya Shankar Prasad, Advocate For the State : Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad, A.C. to S.C. No.23 - 2 - 6. 18.02.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner has made a prayer for direction of issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari/mandamus in respect of his grievances running into five pages. However, in sum and substance, grievance of the petitioner is that when he published a news in his newspaper with regard to some loot of public money by different Departments of Government, copies whereof are annexed as Anenxure-2, a case was instituted against him vide Annexures 1 and 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in respect of the loot of public money in different Departments of the Government, particularly, Department of Information & Public Relation, he had unearthed a large number of irregularities. However, it is submitted that petitioner has not filed any formal complaint in the Cabinet Vigilance Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. Therefore, this Court gives liberty to the petitioner to file a formal complaint with all necessary and relevant facts before the - 3 - concerned authorities of the Government, particularly, Department of Vigilance under the Government of Bihar, which shall examine the same and take proper steps, as may be required under law. So far as cases instituted against the petitioner are concerned, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the same may be investigated objectively by an impartial officer. For this purpose, petitioner will be at liberty to file a petition before the Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna and in case he makes out a case for transfer of the investigation to any other officer, the Senior S.P. shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders as he may deem fit and proper. The writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations. B.T (J. N. Singh, J.)