Criminal Writ Petition No. 2687 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Criminal Writ Petition No. 2687 of 2011 Date of Decision: 14.12.2011 Jasbir Singh ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Ashok Giri, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Sandhu, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for respondents No.1 to 3. Mr. Rajeev K. Kapila, Advocate for respondents No.4 and 5. None for respondent No.6. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for release of Gurpreet Kaur, wife of the petitioner, from the custody of respondents No.4 to 6. Mr. Rajeev K. Kapila, Advocate, has caused appearance on behalf of respondents No.4 and 5. Gurpreet Kaur is also present in Court. She has admitted that her marriage was solemnized with the petitioner but she has stated that she, on her own accord, is residing with her father Sukhdev Singh, respondent No.4 and she does not Criminal Writ Petition No. 2687 of 2011 2 intend to stay with the petitioner. At this stage, Mr. Ashok Giri, Advocate, counsel for the petitioner, has submitted that in view of the statement made by Gurpreet Kaur, he may be permitted to withdraw the present writ petition with a liberty to take recourse to the lawful remedy, available to the petitioner, including filing of a petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, for restitution of conjugal rights. As prayed, dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty aforesaid. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge December 14, 2011 “DK”