1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINALWRIT PETITION NO.390/2009 Sangita w/o Rajkishor Kunwar .. PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and others .. RESPONDENTS .... Shri Shrikant Kulkarni,Adv.for petitioner. Shri N.N.Jadhav,APP for Respondent no.1 .... CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & R.K.DESHPANDE,JJ. DATE : 30/06/2009 ORAL ORDER : This is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ of Habeas Corpus against respondents for producing the husband of the petitioner by name Rajkishor Kunwar. It appears that the whereabouts of the husband of the petitioner were unknown since 29/6/2007. It also appears that the petitioner has filed a private complaint case which is said to be pending before the 2 Judicial Magistrate, First Class, for an offence punishable under Sections 120B, 163 r.w. 34 of I.P.C. against the accused. 2. On notice of the petition being issued to the respondents, respondents have filed their affidavit in reply. The affidavit in reply discloses the various steps taken by the police officers for tracing the whereabouts of the husband of the petitioner. At para 10 of the affidavit in reply, it is stated that the search for the husband of the petitioner would continue and the police officers would take appropriate steps to trace out the husband of the petitioner. In the light of the aforesaid statement therefore, according to us, no useful purpose would be served by keeping this petition pending. 3. We accordingly accept the aforesaid statement and in the light of the said statement, dismiss the petition with no order as to costs. [R.K.DESHPANDE] [P.V.HARDAS] JUDGE JUDGE umg/criwp390-09