IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2859 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-647 Year-2025 Thana- SIKARPUR District- West Champaran ======================================================

Salahuddin Ansari @ Md. Salahuddin, aged about 30 years, Gender-Male, S/O Shamsuddin R/O Village- Bairiya Mangrahri Barwa Barauli, P.S-

Shikarpur, Distt.- West Champaran (Bettiah), State- Bihar- 845451.

... ... Petitioner Versus

1. The State of Bihar, through the Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna.

2. The Additional Director General (ADG), Weaker Section, In-Charge, Anti-

Human Trafficking Unit Government of Bihar.

3. The Superintendent of Police, West Champaran at Bettiah.

4. The Deputy- Superintendent of Police, Bettiah, Distt.- West Champaran.

5. The S.H.O. of Shikarpur Police Station, Distt.- West Champaran (Bettiah).

6. The Investigating officer of Shikarpur Police Station Case No.- 647/2025, Distt.- West Champaran (Bettiah), Bihar.

7. Sanjay Kumar Verma, aged about 38 years, Gender-Male, S/O Late Ajay Verma, R/O Village- Ghughraha Belwa, P.S- Sanachari, Distt.- West Champaran (Bettiah), Bihar.

8. Ajay Chaudhary, aged about 35 years, Gender-Male, S/O Madam Mahto R/O Village- Mangrahari Bairiya, P.S- Shikarpur, Distt.- West Champaran (Bettiah), Bihar.

9. Seema Khatoon, aged about 35 years, Gender-Female, W/O Tajmullah Ansari, R/O Village- Mangrahari Bairiya, P.S- Shikarpur, Distt.- West Champaran (Bettiah), Bihar.

... ... Respondents ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Jitendra Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabhu Narayan Sharma, A.C. to A.G.

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH)

4 25-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

2. The following reliefs have been sought for by the petitioner in the present criminal writ application:

1(a) For issuance of a direction, order or writ, including writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus, directing the respondent authorities, specially the Respondent Nos. 2 to 6, to recover the petitioner's 7 years minor son (corpus) from illegal custody of the person (s)/private respondent nos. 7 to 9 (accused in Shikarpur P.S. Case No. 647 of 2025), and to hand over the custody of the 7 years minor victim boy (corpus) to the petitioner/legal guardian.

(b) For issuance of a direction, order or writ, including writ in the nature of Mandamus, directing the Respondent authorities, to handover the investigation of Shikarpur P.S. Case No. 647 of 2025 concerning the missing minor boy namely Fiyaz Alam, to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Bihar, or any other competent investigating agency, to ensure an independent, impartial, investigation into the circumstances leading to the minor's illegal custody, recovery, and protection and to ensure fair, proper, and expeditious investigation in accordance with law.

(c) For Issuance of a direction, order or writ, including writ in the nature of Mandamus, directing and Commanding the respondents to take Disciplinary action against the officer, who at the relevant point of time failed to act in accordance with the law and had not taken any action to find the Minor victim Child and to initiate criminal action against the culprits.

(d) For any other relief/reliefs that the petitioner may be found to be entitled to in the facts and circumstances of the present case.

3. A supplementary counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondent nos. 2 and 3 and in paragraph nos. 13 and 14 of the same the following statements have been made:-

“13. That in order to recover the missing child of petitioner, several steps have been taken by the respondent authorities:-

A. It is submitted that immediately upon the receipt of information of missing child, intensive search operation was carried out by the po