IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.690 of 2009 ARJUN PRASAD DAS SON OF LATE SINGHESHWAR DAS, RESIDENT OF PURABTOLA, KAHALGAON, WARD NO. 15, POLICE STATION- KAHALGAON, DISTRICT- BHAGALPUR. ……. Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, BIHAR GOVERNMENT, PATNA. 4. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, BHAGALPUR. 5. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, BHAGALPUR. 6. THE SUBDIVISIONAL POLICE OFFICER, KAHALGAON, BHAGALPUR. 7. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KAHALGAON, BHAGALPUR. 8. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KAHALGAON POLICE STATION, BHAGALPUR. 9. VIJAY THAKUR 10. AJAY THAKUR BOTH SONS OF LAKSHMAN THAKUR. 11. SHALIGRAM THAKUR THE MATERNAL UNCLE OF VIJAY THAKUR. 12. MOST. RENU DEVI, HUSBAND’S NAME NOT KNOWN. ALL RESIDENTS OF PURABTOLA KAHALGAON, POLICE STATION- KAHALGAON, DISTRICT- BHAGALPUR. ……………. Respondents ----------- 7 08.02.2010 Heard Mr. Chandra Bhusan Das for the petitioner, and Mr. Manikant Mishra, learned Government Pleader. The petitioner seeks a direction to the concerned police authorities to recover the petitioner’s son namely Param Sukh Lal Das. The respondents have placed on record counter affidavit wherein it has been indicated that the son, a person of unsound mind, had earlier also deserted his house. We have also perused the statement made by the petitioner’s daughter under Section 164 Cr.P.C. wherein she has stated to the same effect. 2. In that view of the matter, we would not incline to 2 pursue this writ application any further. It goes without saying that it will be open to the petitioner to pursue his remedy in accordance with law. pkj (S.K. Katriar, J.) ( Kishore K. Mandal, J. )