1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR : J U D G M E N T : D.B. CIVIL HABEAS CORPUS PETITION NO.1941/2010 (Banwari Lal Vs. State of Raj. & Ors.) Date of Judgment : 29.03.2010 P R E S E N T HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.M. KAPADIA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL KRISHAN VYAS Mr. Rakesh Matoria, for the petitioner. Mr. B.K. Mehar, Govt. Counsel. On last date of hearing on 12.3.2010, corpus Ms. Puja Rani was produced before us and after ascertaining the age of corpus, we have sent her to Nari Niketan, Jodhpur and further direction was issued to produce the corpus again before us on 29.3.2010 i.e. today. Today, in pursuant to the order dated 12.3.2010, the corpus – Ms. Puja Rani has been again produced before us from Nari Niketan, Jodhpur. Although she is minor, we have again ascertained her will. It is submitted by corpus that she is 2 desirous to go with her maternal uncle Mr. Sunil Kumar, who is present in the Court. Father of the corpus is also present in the Court and made a request that his daughter Ms. Puja Rani may be sent with him. Upon this request, corpus Ms. Puja Rani requested the Court that she may be permitted to go with her maternal uncle Mr. Sunil Kumar and thereafter, she will go to her house. Upon this request, we deem it just and proper to allow the corpus to live with her maternal uncle and thereafter she may go with her parents as per her desire. It is surprising that on last occasion it was observed by the Court that investigation from Nirmala Arora in the matter is required because the corpus was recovered from the house of Nirmala Arora at Satia Colony, Sriganganagar. Today, it is reported by Govt. Counsel that earlier investigating officer has been transferred and new investigating officer has been deployed by the police department. Looking to the seriousness of the case, that a minor girl was found from the house of unknown person Niarmala Arora with whom there is no relation of corpus whatsoever, therefore, how Nirmala Arora allowed the corpus to live with her, it is a matter of investigation. Therefore, it is expected from the Director General of Police, State of Rajasthan that he will deploy a senior police officer not below the rank of Superintendent of Police to make investigation in FIR 3 No.21 dated 12.2.2010 of P.S. Mahila Thana, Hanumangarh Junction to investigate how minor girls are being allowed to live in the house of Nirmala Arora with whom they are not having any relations. A copy of this order may be sent to Director General of Police, State of Rajasthan, Jaipur forthwith with further direction that the investigation shall be completed within a period of one month from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. The Sub Inspector, Police Station, Mahila Thana, Hanumangarh Junction, who is present in the Court is directed to provide police protection to the Corpus till she reaches to the house of her maternal uncle Mr. Sunil Kumar. The writ petition is disposed of in above terms. (GOPAL KRISHAN VYAS), J (A.M. KAPADIA), J arun