diff --git a/binary_search_tree/bst.cpp b/binary_search_tree/bst.cpp
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+// C function to search a given key in a given BST 
+struct node* search(struct node* root, int key) 
+{ 
+    // Base Cases: root is null or key is present at root 
+    if (root == NULL || root->key == key) 
+       return root; 
+     
+    // Key is greater than root's key 
+    if (root->key < key) 
+       return search(root->right, key); 
+  
+    // Key is smaller than root's key 
+    return search(root->left, key); 
+} 
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