JUDGMENT

P. Sathasivam, CJI.

1. Leave granted.

2. This appeal is directed against the final judgment and order dated 09.04.2012 passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh in Writ Petition No. 3803 of 2011 whereby the Division Bench of the High Court dismissed the petition filed by the appellant herein.

3. Brief facts:

(a) On 10.02.2011, at about 4 p.m., a posse of forest officials of the Betul Range, District Betul, forcibly took away one Kusum, W/o Taarbabu Pardhi and Rajnandani, D/o Ankit Pardhi, aged about 14 years, from the fish market in their jeep. When the persons present at the site tried to resist the force of the forest officials, Kusum somehow managed to jump from the jeep but the minor girl Rajnandani was whisked away by them.

(b) Alsia Pardhi–the appellant herein, being the uncle of the kidnapped minor girl, on 13.02.2011, made a complaint to the SHO, Kotwali Betul, alleging that the minor girl is in the custody of the officials of the Forest Department and requesting to register a case of kidnapping against them.

(c) On 14.02.2011, the appellant and his community members made a complaint to the Chief Conservator of Forests, Forest Range, Betul-Respondent No. 3 herei