IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.658 of 2009 Sumeshwar Pandey, son of Late Gokul Pandey, resident of Village- Hardiya, P.S. Jagdishpur, District-Bhojpur - ----- Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Home Department Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Principal Secretary Home Department Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Deputy General of Police, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Superintendent of Police, Bhojpur at Ara. 5. The Officer-in-Charge Jagdishpur, P.S., District- Bhojpur ------ Respodnents. ------------ 6. 7.1.2010 None appears on behalf of the petitioner. Heard Mr. Ritesh Kumar, learned Assistant Counsel to Additional Advocate General No.I. This writ petition has been preferred for a direction to the local police at Jagdishpur to produce Banti Pandey, the petitioner’s Nati, who is alleged to have been abducted. By order dated 27.11.2009, this matter was adjourned to enable the petitioner to file rejoinder to the counter affidavit which has not been placed till date on record. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of learned Government Counsel. It appears that the petitioner had lodged a complaint/First Information Report against the accused persons. This was followed by a criminal case against the said Banti Pandey alleging theft against him whereafter the petitioner has taken steps to remove him, to unknown place to protect him from the police case. In that view of 2 the matter, we do not wish to proceed further in this matter. It is accordingly rejected. Vinay/ ( S. K. Katriar ,J. ) (Kishore K. Mandal, J.)