IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.596 of 2009 Pawan Kumar Singh, Son of Ashok Prasad Singh, resident of Village Kankaithi, P.S. Jagdishpur, District- Bhagalpur ----------- Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Superintendent of Police, Dist. Banka 3. The District Magistrate, Banka. 4. Satya Narayan Yadav, S/O late Narsingh Prasad Yadav, resident of Village- Dhansar, P.S. Rajaun, District-Banka. 5. Poonam Bharti, D/O Satya Narayan Yadav, W/O Pawan Kumar Singh, resident of Village-Dhansar, P.S. Ranjaun, District-Banka ---- ------- Respondents. ---------- 3. 13.8.2009 Heard Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Mishra for the petitioner, Dr. Md. Raisul Haque for respondent nos. 1 to 3, and Mrs. Susumita Mishra for respondent no.5. According to the writ petition, the petitioner has married respondent no.5 on 9.7.2009 as per the Hindu rites, and both of them are major. It is alleged in the writ petition that respondent no.5 has been confined by her father (respondent no.4) in his house and is not being allowed to move out and go to her matrimonial home. It is, therefore, prayed that a writ of Habeas Corpus may be issued for production of respondent no.5. The petitioner and respondent no.5 are today personally present in Court. The petitioner has travelled all the way from Bhagalpur, and respondent no.5 has travelled all the way from Village Dhansar, district Banka, to be present in this Court. It is thus evident that respondent no.5 is no longer in the confinement of respondent no.4, her father. From this angle, the writ petition has become infructuous. We would not, therefore, like to pursue this writ petition any further. Learned counsel for the petitioner and respondent no.5 2 submit in one voice that they apprehend action at the hands of respondent no.5, and, therefore, direction may be issued for proper protection to them. We do not feel the necessity for the same at the present moment. However, it will be open to him to move the appropriate forum including this Court if threat to the petitioner and/or respondent no.5, at the hands of respondent no.4 and/or his henchmen becomes real The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. Vinay/ ( S. K. Katriar ,J. ) ( Jyoti Saran, J. )