IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.20 of 2010 DR. MD. ABDUL SALAM, son of late Md. Hasan Khan, resident of Mohalla Sanjivani Herbal Hospital, Thana Kunda, PS Kotwali, District Rampur, U.P. ….Petitioner Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR through the Principal Secretary Home, Government of Bihar, Patna 2. The Director General of Police, Bihar Patna, Old Secretariat, Patna 3. The Dy. Inspector of Police, Gandhi Maidan, Patna 4. The Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna 5. Nashim Ahmad, Station Incharge Pirbahore and I.O. of this case, Patna 6. Ankit Raj alias Romi son of Nawal Kishore Prasad 7. Nawal Kishore Prasad son of Late Gauri Shankar Prasad 8. Dolli wife of Nawal Kishore Prasad All resident of G T Girls Hostel near Doli Bauti Parlor Kun Kun Singh Lane, PS Pirbahore, Patna ….Respondents ----------- 02- 11.1.2010 Heard Mr. Khurshid Alam for the petitioner, and Mr. Lalit Kishore, learned AAG III for respondent nos. 1 to 5. According to the writ petition, the petitioner is the husband of Halmatul Husna, and they were married as per Muslim rituals on 18.5.2008 at some place in Uttar Pradesh. The petitioner had sent his wife to Patna for education and is missing since then leading to Case No.503/09 dated 21.12.09 lodged with the Pirbahore Police Station, Patna. As is evident, the F.I.R. was lodged on 21.12.09. The police has, therefore, to be given reasonable time to investigate into the allegation. 2. The writ petition is, therefore, disposed of with the observation that the police authorities will investigate the 2 matter in accordance with law. ( S K Katriar ) ( Kishore K Mandal ) mrl