THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY TAKEN UP WP No.16591/2007 Dt.12-11-2007 Edi Ahmed ..Petitioner V. 1.The Commissioner of Police, Govt., of Andhra Pradesh, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad, and three others. ..Respondents. THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY WP No.16591 of 2007 ORAL ORDER: (Per Honourable Sri Justice A.GOPAL REDDY) The petitioner who is the father of missing boy, Master Touseef Ahmed earlier lodged a complaint dt.5-10-2006 with the Rein Bazar Police, Hyderabad stating that his son who is studying LKG in Minhaj High School,Bagh-e-Jahan Ara, Yakuthpuram, Hyderabad, who went to school on 4-10-2006 did not return and requesting them to search for him. Though police registered a case in Cr.No.188/2006 and recorded the statements of the petitioner and her daughter, they are unable to trace out the missing boy. Further, since there is no response from the police, the petitioner sent a telegram dt.15-12-2006 to the Hon’ble the Chief Justice alleging that his son is missing from the Minhaj High School, since 4-10-2006, which has been taken up as WP No.26612/2006. This court after considering the counter affidavit filed by the Inspector of Police,Rein Bazar Police Station, disposed of the said writ petition ie., WP No.26612/2006 by its order dt. 19-2-2007 directing the Deputy Commissioner of Police, South Zone, Hyderabad to monitor and supervise the investigation process in this regard and report to the Registrar (Judicial) of this court as and when substantial development takes place or the boy is traced, as the case may be. After disposal of WP No.26612/2006, the petitioner again sent another letter dt. 27-7-2007 to the Secretary, A.P. High Court Legal Services Committee, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh with the repetition of allegations made in the earlier complaint for issuance of appropriate directions to the Police of Hyderabad to trace out his son as early as possible. The said letter has been treated as writ petition and issued notice to the respondents. The Sub-Inspector of Police, Rein Bazar Police Station, Hyderabad filed counter affidavit and additional counter-affidavit stating that they are taking all possible steps for tracing out the missing boy, but no clues are forthcoming. In the additional counter affidavit, it is stated by Sub-Inspector of Police, Rein Bazar, that as per the directions of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, South Zone, Hyderabad, he along with special party PCs 3461 and 2848 visited all Darghas, namely, Yousuf Baba Dargah at Nampally, Langar House Dargah, begging places and also other important places to find out the missing boy but no useful information is coming forth. He further stated that on 3-10-2007 he along with special party visited Public Gardens and parks where the beggars are taking shelter, Railway Station at Nampally, Secunderabad and Kachiguda and Imbliban bus station and its surrounding places by showing the photograph of the missing boy but no useful information was available. On 4-10-2007 he has given press advertisement in Siasath daily newspaper by publishing the photograph of the missing boy from Minhaj High School on 4-10-2006 and requested the people to pass on any information about the missing boy. In view of police taking all possible steps to trace out the missing boy, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the writ petition pending, except reiterating the earlier directions issued by this court in WP No.26612/2006 dt. 19-2-2007. Therefore, we accordingly direct the Sub-Inspector of Police, Rein Bazar Police Station, Hyderabad and Deputy Commissioner of Police, South Zone, Hyderabad to take all possible steps to trace out the missing boy and Deputy Commissioner of Police shall personally monitor the investigation to know whether there is any organized gang involved in abducting children and sending them out of the country for unlawful purposes. With the above directions, the writ petition is closed. No costs. __________________ A.GOPAL REDDY, J. _____________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY, J. Dt.12 –11-2007 KMR