IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Writ Petition No. 379 of 2011 Date of Decision: February 17, 2011 Kala ..... Petitioner. Versus State of Punjab and others. .....Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JORA SINGH Present: Mr. Kamal Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rajpreet Singh Sidhu, AAG, Punjab for respondent-State. ***** JORA SINGH, J (ORAL) This petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus for the release of detenues as mentioned in Para No. 2 of the petition from the illegal custody of respondent No.5. Vide order dated 10.02.2011, District Magistrate, Ludhiana was directed to visit the premises of respondent No.5 or depute the concerned SDM or Tehsildar to visit the premises of respondent No.5 and submit report. In case, the detenues as mentioned in Para No.2 of the petition are found in illegal custody of the respondent No.5 then they be got released from their custody. Learned State counsel has filed reply and the same is taken on record. Reply is to the effect that all the alleged detenues have left the brick kiln of respondent No.5. It has also been stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that the present petition has become infructuous as all the alleged detenues have since been released. In view of the abovesaid reply and the statement of learned counsel for the petitioner, the present petition is dismissed as having been rendered infructuous. February 17, 2011 (JORA SINGH) sham JUDGE