AB/81/2018 of LAIKHURAM APABI SINGH Vs STATE OF MANIPUR on 29 December 2018

O R D E R

[1] Heard Shri L. Sanjoy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners.

[2] The case of the petitioners is that the summon dated 25/12/2018 was served upon them and on receipt thereof, the Officer-in-charge (OC) of the City Police Station was requested to furnish a copy of the complaint vide letter dated 25/12/2018 addressed to him by the counsel appearing for the petitioners and that no copy thereof was given to him.

[3] Being aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the authorities, the petitioners are approaching this Court by way of this petition praying for grant of anticipatory bail, in the event of their being arrested, on the allegation that the police had conducted search at their houses without any arrest warrant. Shri Athouba Khaidem, learned PP appearing for the respondents submits that the issue involved appears to be a simple one and no FIR has been registered in the matter.

[4] In view of the above, this Court is of the view that the end of justice will be made by disposing of the writ petition with the direction that a copy of the complaint/report in connection with the Enquiry No. 17681/SP-IW/2018 dated 11/12/2018 of SP-IW shall be furnished to the petitioners by the Officer-in-charge, City Police Station, Imphal West District, Manipur within 2 (two) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order which this Court directs.

[5] The writ petition stands disposed of, accordingly, with the above direction.

JUDGE

Victoria