IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.109 of 2007 NIRO DEVI Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 7 18.8.2008 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner states that her dauther 8 years old, namely, Mangali Kumari, was kidnapped at the instance of Binda Rai, the owner of the Brick Factory by Dilip Rajwar @ Ranjeet and Moti Devi, wife of Late Chamru Kewat. It is relevant to state here that the husband of the petitioner had earlier lodged a case giving rise to Complaint Case No.1828©/06 in which he made the allegation against one Dilip Manjhi for being involved in the instant case. The complaint filed by the petitioner was sent to the police station The grievance of the petitioner is that neither accused persons have been arrested nor her 8 years old daughter has been recovered so far. The learned counsel for the State has filed counter affidavit and also a supplementary counter affidavit stating therein that the Investigating Officer of this case has been changed and the Superintendent of Police , Patna vide his direction contained in Memo no.1759 dated 25.7.2007 has issued instructions to take all steps for recovery of Mangali Kumari and arrest the accused 2 persons.Learned counsel for the State also submits that they had already obtained that process of proclamation from the learned Magistrate itself. It is unfortunate that Mangala Kumari has not been traced out despite two years of lodging of the case. It appears that the accused persons named therein have also not been arrested so far. Under the above circumstances the police is directed to take all coercive measures to arrest the accused persons at the earliest and take all efforts to recover the kidnapped Mangala Kumari preferably within four weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order. With the aforesaid observations and directions this writ application is allowed. Anilksinha (Samarendra Pratap Singh,J.)