IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.999 of 2008 ***** Vikram Kumar, son of Sri Umesh Choudhary, resident of Village- Sabdullahpur, P.S.- Ganga Bridge, in the district of Vaishali at Hajipur. …. ….. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Home. Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Vaishali at Hajipur. 3. The Officer Incharge of Ganga Bridge Police Station, in the district of Vaishali at Hajipur. 4. Hira Nand Mishra, son of not known to the petitioner, resident of Laxmi Nagar, Ratu Road, P.S. – Sahdeo Nagar, P.O.- Hehal, in the district of Ranchi. 5. Smt. Shakuntala Mishra, wife of sri Hira Nand Mishra, resident of Laxmi Nagar, Ratu Road, P.S. – Sahdeo Nagar, P.O.- Hehal, District -Ranchi. 6. Pappu Mishra, son of Sri Hira Nand Mishra, resident of Laxmi Nagar, Ratu Road, P.S. – Sahdeo Nagar, P.O.- Hehal, in the district of Ranchi. 7. Ranjana Mishra, Daughter of Hira Nand Mishra, resident of Laxmi Nagar, Ratu Road, P.S. – Sahdeo Nagar, P.O.- Hehal, in the district of Ranchi. ….. ….. Respondents ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Sunil Kumar, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Sanjeet Kumar, Junior Counsel to Standing Counsel-XX ------------ P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal ------------ Dated, the 24th October, 2008. We heard the counsel for the petitioner. 2. The counsel does not dispute that his wife, respondent no.7, is major and that she is presently staying with her - 2 - parents at Ranchi. Although the petitioner alleges that his wife has been kept under confinement by her parents, we are not persuaded to accept the said allegation. 3. No case for entertaining the habeas corpus petition is made out. It is dismissed in limine. R. M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J Pawan/-