IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Criminal Writ Petition No. 200 of 2006 (M/B) Bachan Singh Chauhan S/o late Shauker Singh Chauhan, R/o Village –Koti Marapa, Patti Thakral, District Uttarkashi. …… Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal, 2. District Magistrate, Uttarkashi. 3. Director Central Bureau of Criminal Investigation Department (C.B.C.I.D.), Uttaranchal, Dehradun. 4. Superintendent of C.B.C.I.D. G – 35/1, Nehru Colony, Dehradun. ….. Respondents Sri Dinesh Chauhan, Advocate for the petitioner. Sri D.K. Sharma, Govt. Advocate for the respondents. JUDGMENT Coram: Hon’ble Rajeev Gupta, C.J. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. RAJEEV GUPTA, C.J. (Oral) Sri Dinesh Chauhan, Advocate for the petitioner. Sri D.K. Sharma, Govt. Advocate for the respondents. They are heard. 2. Petitioner Bachan Singh Chauhan, whose son Aanbeer Singh Chauhan died a homicidal death in the year 2005, has filed this writ petition for the following reliefs: “ A) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to investigate the matter in case Crime No. 28 of 2005 under Section 302, 201 I.P.C., Police Station Purola, District Uttarkashi as early as possible. B) Issue any suitable writ, order or direction which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. C) Award the cost of the writ petition to the petitioner.” 3. The petitioner, in substance, is seeking a direction to the respondents to complete the investigation of the case expeditiously. 4. During the course of hearing Sri Sharma, the learned Government Advocate submitted that major part of the investigation of the case is already over and the entire investigation would be completed within a period of two months. 5. We, therefore, direct the respondents to complete the investigation of the case registered at crime no. 28 of 2005 at Police Station Purola, District Uttarkashi within a period of two months from today. 6. With the above direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. 7. CLMA No. 1940 of 2006 also stands disposed of accordingly. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) (Rajeev Gupta, C.J.) 24.05.2006 24.05.2006 A