IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.72 of 2009 1. Kedar Nath Gosai s/o late Ram Subhag Nath Gosai, r/o village Madhubani, P.O. Madhubani, P.S. – Dhanaha, West Champaran ………. Petitioner Versus 1. State Of Bihar through D.G.P., Bihar, Patna 2. D.I.G., Champaran Circle, Bettiah, West Champaran 3. S.P., Bagha, West Champaran 4. Inspector of Police, Dhanaha, P.S. Dhanaha, West Champaran 5. Officer-in-Charge, P.S. Dhanaha, West Champaran ………Respondents -Ist Set 6. Rabindra Mishra s/o late Kamla Mishra 7. Abhay Mishra s/o Rabindra Mishra 8. Dabbu Mishra s/o Rabindra Mishra 9. Kunni Mishra s/o Nagine Mishra 10. Gulab Chaubey s/o Jagdish Chaubey 11. Abha Devi w/o late Mahanth Gosai All residents of village Madhubani, P.S. Dhanaha, West Champaran 12. Satyendra Upadhyay s/o Rama Shankar Upadhyay, resident of village Ahairauli, P.S. – Kadda, Kushinagar (U.P) 13. Kamta Gosai s/o Deo Nandan Gosai, resident of village – Nainha, P.S. – Piprashi, West Champaran …………Respondents- IInd Set ----------- 3 2-3-2009 This application has been filed for issuance of a writ in the nature of habeas corpus commanding respondents - Ist Set to cause the production of his son-in- law, namely, Vrind Giri. It is not in dispute that for his kidnapping Dhanaha P.S. Case no. 34 of 2005 has been lodged, in which chargesheet has been submitted against - 2 - eight accused persons and out of them three have already been arrested. Mr. Abhiitabh Kumar, appears on behalf of the petitioner. Assistant Counsel to Government Advocate – IV, appears on behalf of the State. It is not the case of the petitioner that his son-in-law is in confinement of a particular persons at a particular place or has been kept in illegal detention by any public authority. In that view of the matter, the prayer made by the petitioner for issuance of a writ in the nature of habeas corpus is absolutely misconceived. Assistant Counsel to Government Advocate – IV, states that the investigating agency shall make all efforts to trace out the victim. Let it be done. Application stands disposed off with the observation aforesaid. Neyaz/- C. K. Prasad, ACJ. Dharnidhar Jha, J. - 3 -