1044.21WP 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 912 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1044 OF 2021 SANJAY DAMODHAR KALE VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANOTHER ... Advocate for the petitioner : Mr.Swapnil Joshi i/b. Mr.J.P.Legal Associates APP for respondent-State : Mr.A.S.Shinde … CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE & VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,JJ. DATE : 07.10.2026 P.C. : 1] The learned APP placed on record communication dated 07.01.2023 mentioning that every efforts were taken to trace out missing boy i.e. Raju Sanjay Kale. Even the crime under Section 363 r/w. 34 of the Indian Penal Code vide Crime No. 18/2022 was registered by Local Crime Branch, Aurangabad, but till today, missing boy is not found. 2] Petition is pending since 2021 and the learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, submits that the petitioner has also lost hope that his son will be traced out. 2026:BHC-AUG:47747-DB 1044.21WP 2 3] Under such circumstances, the investigation of the crime may go on but due to passage of time, we dispose of this Petition. 4] We make it clear that even if the petition is disposed of, then the concerned Police Station may go on with the search of the missing boy. [VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV] [SANDIPKUMAR C.MORE] JUDGE JUDGE DDC