Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 3575 Patna
Judgement Date : 29 August, 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.1257 of 2025
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19241 of 2024
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Md. Tarique Anwar Ansari, Son of Late Md. Iftakhar Ansari, Resident of
village Malah Bigha, Police Station -Islampur, District - Nalanda.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through Sri Vinay Kumar, The Director General of Police
Government of Bihar, Sardar Patel Bhawan, Patna.
2. Sri Pankaj Darad, Additional Director General of Police, Law and Order,
Government of Bihar, Sardar Patel Bhawan, Patna.
3. Sri Kundan Krishnan, Additional Director General of Police, Headquarter,
Government of Bihar, Sardar Patel Bhawan, Patna.
4. Sri Pramod Kumar Mandal, the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Purnia
Division, Purnia.
5. Sri Vaibhav Sharma, the Superintendent of of Police, Katihar.
6. Sri Abhijeet Kumar, Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Sadar- 1 Katihar Sub-
Division, Katihar.
7. Dharmendra Kumar, Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Sadar- 2, Katihar,
Katihar.
8. Sri Masum Kumari, The Officer in Charge of Roshna Police Station District-
Katihar.
9. Shri Mridulata Kumari, Departmental Inquiry Officer cum Dy. S.P (Hq),
Katihar.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Md. Helal Ahmad, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Standing Counsel 16
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR
ORAL JUDGMENT
Date : 29-08-2025
Heard the parties.
2. The present application has been filed for
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initiation of contempt proceeding against the opposite parties for
their willful and deliberate disobedience of the order dated
03.01.2025
, passed in C.W.J.C. No. 19241 of 2024.
3. A show-cause affidavit has been filed on behalf
of opposite party no.5. It has been informed to this Court that
upon consideration of the materials and issues raised in
Annexure-P/16 to the writ petition, Exhibit 5 of the Memo of
charge of the Departmental Proceeding No. 19 of 2024, under
Memo No. 2972 dated 05.08.2024, through which a pen drive
carrying Video was examined by the Forensic Science
Laboratory at Katihar; the Senior Scientist, FSL Katihar
reported that since the origin of the Video is unavailable, it
cannot be verified and thus Ext.-5 of the Departmental
Proceeding No. 19 of 2024 has been directed to be deleted with
an order to hold fresh enquiry.
4. Learned Advocate for the petitioner submitted
that now both the Departmental Proceeding have concluded, but
yet final decision has not been taken.
5. Having considered the submissions set forth by
the learned Advocate for the respective parties, this Court does
not find any reason or occasion to continue with the present
proceeding.
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6. Accordingly, the contempt proceeding stands
closed.
(Harish Kumar, J) uday/-
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