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Crime
Patna High Court Transfers Bihar Police Officer Over Missing Newborn Case
✍️ Amar Ujala · Bihar
🗓 17 Sep 2026, 08:01 AM
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The Patna High Court ordered the removal of the Nalanda police station house officer from the SIT and his transfer out of the district in a 2023 newborn disappearance case.
The Patna High Court has taken a firm stance in a case concerning the disappearance of a newborn from Navjeevan Shishu Hospital in Nalanda in 2023. The court found sufficient cause to intervene in the investigation, directing that the station house officer, Samrat Deepak, be removed from the Special Investigation Team handling the matter.
In its order, the bench directed the transfer of the officer out of Nalanda district, signalling a strict approach to ensure impartiality and public confidence in the probe. No further details about the investigation or the missing infant were disclosed in the judgment.
Legal experts note that such judicial interventions are uncommon but underscore the seriousness with which the judiciary views alleged mishandling of sensitive cases involving vulnerable victims.
In its order, the bench directed the transfer of the officer out of Nalanda district, signalling a strict approach to ensure impartiality and public confidence in the probe. No further details about the investigation or the missing infant were disclosed in the judgment.
Legal experts note that such judicial interventions are uncommon but underscore the seriousness with which the judiciary views alleged mishandling of sensitive cases involving vulnerable victims.