Shanti Devi v. The State Of Bihar Through The Principal Secretary, Home Deptt., Govt. Of Bihar,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1135 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-315 Year-2025 Thana- RIGA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Shanti Devi Wife of Pragas Ram R/O Vill - Bhavadpur, Ward No. 13, P.S.- Riga, Distt.- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Home Deptt., Govt. of Bihar, Patna 2.

The Principal Secretary, Home Deptt. Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3.

The District Magistrate, Sitamarhi 4.

The Senior Superintendent of Police, Sitamarhi 5.

The Officer-In-Charge, Riga Police Station, Sitamarhi ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Digvijay Narayan Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. AC to AAG-13 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KUMAR MANISH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD) 15-06-2026 It appears on perusal of the writ application that after registration of the Riga P.S case, the victim girl was recovered. The victim girl went to Delhi with her grandmother at her father's workplace from where it is alleged that the accused boy took her away to Sitamarhi. In this connection, Bindapur (Delhi) P.S Case No. 0691/2025 has been registered. It is stated that the case in which recovery was made is at the trial stage.

2. On going through the entire pleadings available on the record, we find that this seems to be a case of adolescence affair, FIR has been registered at Delhi from where for the

Patna High Court CR. WJC No.1135 of 2026(2) dt.15-06-2026 2/2 second time, the girl has gone with the boy.

3. In our considered opinion, the matter relating to investigation and other issues arising out of Bindapur (Delhi) P.S Case No. 0691/2025 may be taken up only at Delhi before a competent court. By no stretch of imagination, a writ in the nature of Writ of Habeas Corpus may be issued in this case.

4. This writ application is dismissed but with liberty to the petitioner to pursue his remedy before appropriate court. (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) ( Kumar Manish, J) Lekhi/- Ritwika/- U