JUDGMENT :

S.N. Phukan, C.J. - By this common order, we dispose of the present batch of writ petitions (except OJC 8296/97), as they are closely interlinked.

2. The starting point of the various cases is a report lodged by Mrs. Anjana Mishra (in short. 'Anjana')alleging dowry torture and other, abberations, which set law into motion. Her husband, Shri Subash Chandra Mishra (in, short. 'Subash'), sister-in-law Smt. Rajlaxmi Misra, (in short, 'Rajlaxmi',). and Ors. were named to be the culprits.

3. O. J. C. No. 8296 of 1997 was filed by Subash. Mrs. Anjana and Mr. Subash were married in February, 1987. Thereafter, marital discord arose. There was allegation regarding mental illness of Anjana and she was treated in some hospitals and mental asylums. A divorce petition was filed by Subash. who belongs to the Indian Forest Service which is still pending. A prayer was made in the writ petition to hand over investigation of the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (C.B.I., for short). Other prayers were made for investigation into various aspects including harassment by police and illegal arrest of his sister-in-law Rajlaxmi and himself in complete violation of the law laid down by th