IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.181 of 2008 T.S.VIJIAN & ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ANR ----------- 2 16.1.2009 The petitioner no.1 who is the Chairman cum Managing Director of Life Insurance Corporation of India along with other Sr. Officers of the L.I.C. pray for quashing of the F.I.R. giving rise to Katihar Town P.S. Case No.27 of 2008 dated 11.2.2008 registered under sections 167, 193, 196, 420/120B of the Penal Code on the basis of the complaint made by Respondent no.2 whose services was terminated by the Senior Divisional Manager, L.I.C., Petitioner no.4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that on account of unwarranted activities of respondent no.2 his service was terminated on 8.11.2001 by petitioner no.4. On appeal his service was restored by the Zonal Manager and he was transferred to Chittaranjan Branch under Asansol Division. In the meantime the respondent no.2 filed C.W.J.C.No.2228 of 2003 against the order of termination which was withdrawn as Zonal Manager had reinstated him in service. However, the order of transfer was not interfered by this court. He further submits that respondent no.2 did not join at the transferred place. In the meantime, the licence of respondent no.2 stood cancelled as the same was not renewed by the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority which is a statutory body empowered for this purpose. He submits that the respondent no.2 again filed C.W.J.C.No.7770 of 2003 for the same and similar relief which were the subject matter of earlier writ petition being C.W.J.C.No.2228 of 2003 and a bench of this Court by order dated - 2 - KHAN 7.9.2006 dismissed the said writ petition. Thereafter the respondent no.2 filed a contempt petition before this court being M.J.C.No.3149 of 2006 which was also stood dismissed by order dated 30.4.2007. Learned counsel submits that in the meantime one of the associates of respondent no.2 filed another writ petition being C.W.J.C.No.14586 for the same and similar relief. Thereafter, the respondent no.2 filed the instant Complaint case no.94 of 2008 before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar on the same set of facts as alleged in the writ petition. The learned Magistrate forwarded the complaint to the police under section 156(3) Cr.P.C. for registering a F.I.R. Learned counsel further submits that the instant case has been filed to wreck vengeance against the senior officials of L.I.C. Learned State counsel files counter affidavit stating that the investigation has substantially progressed and is likely to be concluded within six weeks. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and on going through the record of the case, I find that the submission of the petitioners is well founded. In the circumstances, this court observes that the police would conclude the investigation of the case within eight weeks from today. In the meantime, no coercive action will be taken against the petitioners. With the aforesaid observations, this writ petition stands disposed of. (S.P.Singh,J) - 3 -