IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.969 of 2009 PRAKASH PATEL Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, BIHAR 3. IGP, BHAGALPUR RASNGE 4. DIG, PLICE, MUNGER 5. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KHAGARIA 6. SDPO, KHAGARIA 7. THE SDPO, GOGARI 8. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KHAGARIA 9. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, GOGRI 10. THE OFFICER IN CHARGE, KHAGARIA 11. THE OFFICER IN CHARGE, GOGRI 12. RAJESH PATEL 13. SANJAI PATEL 14. CHEDI PATEL, ALL RESIDENT OF GOGRI. ----------- 2 12.08.2010. The petitioner prays for a direction to respondents to trace out Ranjana Devi w/o Prakash Patel, the petitioner who has been kidnapped by the accused for which Complaint case no. 823C/08 had been lodged against Rajesh Patel, Sanjay Patel, Chhedi Patel giving rise to Khagaria Police Station case no. 170 of 2008 dated 11.4.2008 and to arrest the accused named in Khagaria Police Station Case No. 170 of 2008 dated 11.4.2008. It is stated in the writ petition that investigation of the case has not yet been completed even after two years. Counter affidavit dated 10.2.2010 sworn by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Khagaria shows that the case has been found to be true in investigation, however, wife of petitioner has not yet been traced out. The writ petition is disposed of with observation that Superintendent of Police, Khagaria who would himself supervise the case and would take steps to trace out the kidnapped lady and to nab the accused persons involved in this case, if already not on bail. 2 It would be open to the petitioner to give any information to police which may provide further clue. Shashi. (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)