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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
RAJEEV RANJANPRASAD, SOURENDRA PANDEY
Arvind Kumar Gupta, Son of Amardeep Prasad – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar through the Principle Secretary – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD, J.
Heard Mr. Nagendra Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Prabhu Narayan Sharma, learned AC to AG for the State of Bihar.
2. The S.H.O., Makhdumpur Police Station, Jehanabad (Respondent No. 7), the S.H.O., Town Police Station, Jehanabad (Respondent No. 8) and Mr. Pranav Kumar who is the I.O. of this case have appeared in person as advised by learned AC to AG.
3. Since the I.O. is not a party respondent in this case, to let the records complete, Mr. Pranav Kumar, the I.O. of the case be made party Respondent No. 12.
4. In the morning at 10:30 AM when the writ application was taken up for purpose of judgment, on the request of learned AC to AG for the State of Bihar, we have further heard him. We also heard Respondent Nos. 7, 8 and 12 at length.
Brief Facts of the Case
5. This writ application has been filed seeking a writ in the nature of Writ of Habeas Corpus for a direction to the respondents to release private Respondent Nos. 9 to 11 from the illegal detention of police.
6. The petitioner who is the son-in-law of Respondent No. 9, brother-in-law of Respondent No. 10 and cousin brother-in- law of Respondent No. 11 approached this Court
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