Criminal Writ Petition No. 1598 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Criminal Writ Petition No. 1598 of 2011 Date of Decision: 13.10.2011 Dalbir Kaur ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: By Post. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondent. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) A telegram, received from Dalbir Kaur by the Registry of this Court, has been treated as a Criminal Writ Petition. It is stated therein that Radhika had voluntarily left her house along with Parneet Singh, son of the petitioner and both were arrested by the police of Police Post Kot Khalsa on 28.7.2011. Thereafter, Radhika was handed over to her parents, whereas Parneet Singh, son of the petitioner, was unlawfully detained. On 16.8.2011, notice was issued to the State of Punjab for 7.9.2011 but no reply was filed on the said date and the case was adjourned to 28.9.2011, on which date also reply was not forthcoming due to which the Court was constrained to call the Supervisory Officer of Criminal Writ Petition No. 1598 of 2011 2 the concerned Police Station to appear in person in Court. Today, Suba Singh, Assistant Commissioner of Police (West), Amritsar City, who is present in Court, has tendered an unconditional apology for the delay caused in filing of the reply and stated that the concerned Supervisory Officer was transferred and now he has taken over the charge. Learned counsel for the State submits that henceforth reply shall be filed in all the Habeas Corpus petitions without any unnecessary delay. In view of the apology, tendered by Suba Singh, Assistant Commissioner of Police (West), Amritsar City, no further directions are called for so far as delay in filing of the reply is concerned. Today, reply in the present case has been filed by the above said Police Officer and the same is taken on record. It is stated therein that Parneet Singh, son of the petitioner, was arrested on 30.7.2011 in case FIR No. 134 dated 28.7.2011, registered at Police Station Chheharta, District Amritsar City, under Sections 363, 366-A and 120-B IPC and subsequently, the offence under Section 376 IPC was added. He was remanded to the judicial custody and now the charge sheet has also been filed against him for the offence under Sections 363, 366, 376 and 120-B IPC. In view of the reply filed, it cannot be said that the custody of Parneet Singh, the alleged detenue, is unlawful. Hence, no further directions are called for and the present writ petition is disposed of. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge October 13, 2011 “DK”