The Bombay High Court on Friday will hear a habeas corpus petition filed by a poor, Kolhapur-based farmer, whose minor daughter has been missing since August 30 last year. He has blamed the police for failing to trace her.

"I don't know if my daughter is dead or alive. For reasons best known to them, Shahuwadi police in Kolhapur district have failed to make headway in my daughter's case," said the father, who earns Rs 100 as a casual labourer on days when he is not farming.