IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.1011 of 2010 UMESH KUMAR SINGH, s/o Suraj Deo Singh, Resident of At:-LIG-216, Sector-6, Block-4, Bahadurpur Housing Colony, P.S. Agamkuan, Dist.- Patna-26. . . . . . Petitioner. Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR 2. Director General of Police, Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 3. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Patna Sadar, Bihar 4. Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna, Bihar 5. City S.P., Patna. 6. The Officer-in-charge, Agamkuan police station, Patna. . . . Respondents. ----------- 3/ 08.10.2010 The petitioner Umesh Kumar Singh, is the informant of Agamkuan P.S. case no. 77 of 2010 dated 28.04.2010 under Section 364 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner’s son Nikhil Kumar, aged 18 years, left his house around 5.00 P.M. on 06.04.2010 for a stroll in the locality. As he did not return even till 9.00 P.M., a Sanha was registered with officer incharge, Agamkuan Police station. A copy of the Sanha duly endorsed by the police is annexed as Annexure-1 to this application. Even after hectic search, the boy was still missing and as such the petitioner made a report with Agamkuan police station being Agamkuan P.S. case no. 77 of 2010 dated 28.04.2010 under Section 364 of the I.P.C., copy of the F.I.R. is annexed as Annexure- 2 to this application. In paragraph 7 of the petition, it is stated that the petitioner along with his other colleagues met various police officials and also filed representations before the Officer-in-charge, Agamkuan police station, Superintendent of Police, Patna City, Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna, Director General of Police, Patna and others with a request for proper investigation. Copies of which have been annexed 2 as Annexure-3 Series. The petitioner submits that he has information that his son has been abducted by Pappu Singh, Prabhabati Devi, wife of Rameshwar Singh, her son-in-law Satish Singh, Rajeev Ranjan relative of Satish Singh and Ajay Kumar, son of late Tilakdhari Singh resident of Tarachak, Danapur Cant. He further submits that as per latest information that his son Nikhil Kumar was in confinement at the house of Ajay Kumar and his associates in Danapur Cant area. The petitioner states that time and again he received threat from these persons and their associates. The petitioner also submits that if appropriate steps on information furnished by the petitioner would have been taken timely, it could have led to recovery of his son. Pursuant to the order dated 29.09.2010, a counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna and City Superintendent of Police, Patna City. In the counter affidavit, it has been stated that one of the accused namely Pappu Singh, against whom, the petitioner has raised suspicion, has been arrested and charge-sheet has also been filed against him. Mr. Prasoon Sinha, learned Government Advocate submits that Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna is himself monitoring the progress of the case and has replaced the earlier Investigating officer with Shri P.K. Jha, Police Inspector-cum- Officer-in-charge, Agam Kuna police station. This Court for the present is satisfied with the steps taken by the Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna, wherein he has kept 3 the case under his own monitoring. This Court hopes and believes that the police would take all steps to nab the culprits and recover the petitioner’s son, Nikhil Kumar, as soon as possible. It would be also open for the petitioner to inform the police about any further clue that he may subsequently be in know of. With the aforesaid direction, this application is disposed of. Let a copy of this order be handed over to Mr. Prasoon Sinha, learned G.A.-3. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)