ORDER

This is an habeas corpus petition to secure the release of Sadhu Singh, Gurdeep Singh, Amanjit Singh, Hardev Singh, Davinder Singh, Sukhdev Singh and Sharanjit Singh. On 15th September, 1994, having considered the pleadings and the arguments of learned counsel, we passed a detailed order. This order must be read with that earlier order.

2. For the reasons set out in the earlier order, we directed that an enquiry should be conducted by the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation, which would cover :

"(a) the circumstances of the abduction of said 7 persons (b) their liquidation; (c) how it was that the inquiry into the complaint was delayed from 25th January, 1992, when it was received by the office of the 2nd respondent, till 23rd March, 1994, when the case was registered; (d) whether it is in conformity with good police administration that a complaint of abduction of 7 citizens by a high ranking police officer should not be required to be brought to the attention of the officer in command of the police force even after the allegations made in the complaint had been found to be correct on inquiry by a specially designated officer, (e) whether there has been an attempt t