SAVITA DEVI Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) K. C. Bhargava, J. One of the grievances made in this writ petition is that the petitioners had lodged an FIR on 10-1-1996 (Annexure-4) to S. P. , Lakhimpur Kheri against Ram Saran, son of Ganga Ram and police personnel of P. S. Kotwali, Lakhimpur Kheri alleging that in collusion with the police Ram Saran along with some other miscreants has grabbed and taken illegal possession of the house belonging to the petitioners and have also looted house-hold and other articles valued at Rs. 2 lacs and that earlier i. e. on 6-1-1996 also they had mo

(2.) ED an application to the S. P. /district Magistrate, Lakhimpur Kheri alleging apprehension about taking illegal and wrongful possession of the house belonging to him by Ram Saran in collusion with other persons, but the police did not take any action on the basis of the above FIRs and are in collusion with respondent No. 6 Ram Saran, who is an Ex, MLA. One of the prayers made in this writ petition is that the matter 63 got enquirED into by the C. B. I.

(3.) WHENEVER an FIR is lodged under Section 154, Cr. P. C. , it is the duty of the police to register a case and make investigation into the allegations made therein. In the instant case the local police has failed to discharge its primary duty in this respect.