IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.1077 of 2008 SURESH SINGH son of late Budhu Singh resident of village Baitalwa (Khurd), P.S. Kochas, Distt. Rohtas (Sasaram). Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Inspector General of Police, Bhojpur Zone, Bihar, Patna. 5. The Deputy Inspector of Police, Dehri-on-Sone, (Dehri Range) Rohtas. 6. The Superintendent of police, Rohtas (Sasaram) 7. The District Magistrate, Rohtas (Sasaram) 8. The Sub Divisional Officer, Rohtas (Sasaram) 9. The Officer Incharge, Kochas P.S. Rohtas. 10. The Sub Inspector, Kochas P.s. (out post Parsthua), Rohtas. ----------- 2 18/3/2009 This is an application for commanding the respondent authorities to properly investigate the case bearing Kochas (Parsthua) P.S. Case No. 95/2008 dated 11.9.2008. The petitioner’s case is that his minor daughter Sandhya Kumari aged about 14 years was kidnapped by the accused persons on 11.9.2008 for which a first information report was registered as Kochas (Parsthua) P.S. Case No. 95/2008 dated 11.9.2008 under section 366-A of the Indian Penal Code. It is submitted by the petitioner that no proper investigation is being conducted by the police. No statement of the victim girl was taken under section 164 Cr.P.C. It is also stated that the accused persons are threatening the petitioner and his family members to withdraw the case but no step is being taken by the police to arrest the accused persons. The delay in investigation will hamper the justice system. In - 2 - the circumstances, I direct the respondent no. 6, the Superintendent of Police, Rohtas to see that the proper investigation is conducted. If the Investigating Officer does not take any interest in the proper and early investigation of the case, he will take appropriate action against him so that the investigation is completed without delay. I am not saying that the allegations are correct or not. It is for the investigating agency to consider the same. The I.O. is also directed to get the statement of the victim girl recorded under section 164 Cr. P.C. With the above observation /direction, this writ application is disposed of. (J. B. Koshy, CJ.) AMIN