The Patna High Court will hear submissions on the issue of guidelines to be laid down to ensure that the judiciary is able to function independently, without any fear of intimidation..Amicus Curiae Mrigank Mauli will make submissions to this effect on the next date of hearing..A Division Bench of Justices Rajan Gupta and Mohit Kumar Shah was informed of the same while hearing a suo motu matter initiated after two policemen forcibly entered the chamber of Additional District and Sessions Judge at Jhanjharpur Avinash Kumar last month..During the proceedings before the High Court earlier this month, another report was filed by the Additional Director General of Police in a sealed cover..Advocate General Lalit Kishore submitted that another status report on the investigation would be submitted within two weeks, and assured the Court that the investigation would be done in right earnest without allowing any interference from outside sources..The case will be heard further on January 10, 2022..On the last date of hearing, the Court was informed that the investigation in the case will be transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID)..Previously, Bihar's DGP had submitted a report in sealed cover to the Court..The Court had initiated this suo motu case on November 18 after Station House Officer Gopal Krishna and Ghoghardiha Sub-Inspector of Police Abhimanyu Kumar Sharma forcibly entered the chamber of Judge Avinash Kumar, and abused and assaulted him..[Read Order]
