HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR D.B. Habeas Corpus Petition No. 172/2024 Bhagwan Singh Shekhawat Son Of Shri Anand Singh Shekhawat, Aged About 47 Years, Resident Of Ward No 9, 265 Haveli Mohalla, Divrala Sikar, Rajasthan, 332701. ----Petitioner Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary, Department Of Home, Govt. Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. 2. The Additional Director Of General Police, Anti Human Trafficking Unit, Jaipur Rajasthan. 3. Commissioner Of Police, Jaipur Metropolitan, Jaipur Rajasthan. 4. S.h.o. Police Station Ajeetgarh, District Neem Ka Thana, Rajasthan. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Hitanshu Joshi with Mr. Rajendra Singh Rajawat For Respondent(s) : Mr. Rajendra Prasad, AG with Ms. Dhriti Laddha Mr. Rajesh Choudhary, GA cum AAG with Mr. Aman Kumar, AAAG and Mr. Gaurav Gupta, AAG Mr. Umesh Gupta (RPS), CO Ajeetgarh Mr. Mukesh Kumar (SI), SHO, Ajeetgarh HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE INDERJEET SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAMIL KUMAR MATHUR Order 04/03/2025 1. Heard. 2. This habeas corpus petition has been filed seeking direction to the State Authorities/Police Authorities to make effective investigation to recover the missing son of the petitioner aged about 14 years. (2 of 2) [HC-172/2024] 3. This habeas corpus petition is pending since May, 2024 and this Court on various occasions called the Investigating Officer/higher Police Officer of the State and also summoned the status report with regard to the investigation made by them to trace the missing child. 4. Status report of the investigation so far made by the Police has been placed before us by Mr. Umesh Gupta (RPS) and Mr. Mukesh Kumar (SI). 5. In the status report, it has been stated that after receipt of information of the commission of offence, the investigation is being carried out. All best efforts have been made by the Police to trace the missing child with the help of electronic and print media and, from time to time, teams were sent to various places in the Country to trace the missing person. 6. On perusal of the status report, we at this stage, we find that the investigation is being carried out and efforts are being made to trace the child by the Investigating Authorities and it cannot be said that the Police is not taking steps to recover the child. 7. In view of the above, we are inclined to dispose of this petition at this stage with the direction to the Investigating Authority that it shall ensure that thorough investigation is carried out and all efforts are made to recover the missing child and take action against the offenders involved in the crime. 8. The petition is, accordingly, disposed of with the liberty to the petitioner to revive the petition in case necessity so arises. (PRAMIL KUMAR MATHUR),J (INDERJEET SINGH),J sunita/1