IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5986 of 2005 RAM SEWAK SAAFI, SON OF LATE ASHARFI SAAFI, RESIDENT OF VILALGE – MAKUNMA, P.O. – MAHESHWARA, VIA-KHAJAULI, P.S.-KHAJAULI, DISTRICT – MADHUBANI ………………………. PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, TIRHUT RANGE, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, MUZAFFARPUR 4. THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, (PERSONNEL), GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 5. THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, SARAN RANGE, CHHAPRA 6. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, SIWAN ……………….. RESPONDENTS ----------- 03. 06.05.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Prayer of the petitioner is for a direction to Respondents to consider his case giving benefit of continuity in service with effect from 01.09.1973. However, on consideration of the pleadings of the parties and the statements made in the Counter Affidavit, I do not find any reason to interfere in the matter, because the period in between 01.09.1973 to 06.03.1981, during which the petitioner remained in custody in connection with a criminal case and subsequently acquitted, has been considered as extraordinary leave. Petitioner has been given promotion to the post of ASI and SI. 2 There is nothing to show that the period in between 01.09.1973 to 06.03.1981 has not been treated as continuous service. For this reason, I do not find any merit in this Writ Application. It is dismissed. SKM (Mridula Mishra, J.)