Criminal Writ Petition No. 599 of 2008 -1- **** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Writ Petition No. 599 of 2008 Date of decision : 22.8.2008 Dhanwanti Devi .....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Mr. Gaurav Dhir, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana. S. D. ANAND, J. In this complaint received by post and ordered to be taken up on judicial side, the grievance of the complainant Dhanwanti Devi wife of Shri Randhir Singh,caste Bairagi, Tehsil and Distt. Sonepat was that the police were not taking adequate steps to trace out his son, who had been kidnapped. The further averment was that the police inaction is on account of indicated political influence. In the course of reply filed by the Superintendent of Police, Sonepat, the averment made is that two Criminal Writ Petitions ( No. 1317 of 2007 and 353 of 2008) on these very facts have already been disposed of by this Court vide order dated 7.7.2008. Further averment is that a secret enquiry into the complaint had been held and the complaint had been found to be Criminal Writ Petition No. 599 of 2008 -2- **** genuine. In order to trace out the missing child, a photograph of the kidnapped child had been obtained from his parents and pamphlets were published which were affixed at conspicuous places like Bus Stand, Railway Station, Police Station, Court Complex, Main streets of the town etc. Further averment is that an announcement about the child had also been made by All India Radio, Rohtak in their programme and Doordarshan, Delhi had also broadcast the detail of missing child in their programme dated 23.7.2007. A police team consisting of ASI Ramesh Chander and HC Jagdev Singh had been to Maharashtra to trace out the missing child. In the light thereof, no further orders in the complaint are required. It shall stand disposed of accordingly. August 22, 2008 (S. D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE Note: Whether to be referred to Report : Yes/No