IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.1020 of 2009 Binod Kumar, S/O late Mahadeo Prasad, R/O Club Road D.M. Kothi P.S. Arah Town in the District of Bhojpur at Arah. ---- Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Inspector General of Police, Patna. 4. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Rohtas. 5. The Superintendent of Police, Bhojpur at Arah. 6. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Town Arah. 7. The Officer-in-charge Town Police Station, Arah. 8. Mr. Sunil Kumar, S/O not known to the petitioner at present posted as Officer-in- charge (S.H.O.) Town Police station, Arah. --- - Opposite Party. ----------- 5. 3.3.2010 Heard Mr. Sanjeev Kumar for the petitioner, and Mr. Ahsanuddin Amanullah, learned Standing Counsel No.17 for the respondents. This writ petition has been preferred for a direction to the Ara police to trace the petitioner’s son. The respondents have placed on record their counter affidavits wherein it is stated that the petitioner’s son was missing since 4.12.2009, and was arrested in a substantive case in the State of Rajasthan. He was granted bail on 16.12.2009, and has returned to his home 2 on 18.12.2009. It thus appears that the writ petition has become infructuous. It is accordingly dismissed. Vinay/ ( S. K. Katriar ,J. ) (Kishore K. Mandal, J.