IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Writ Petition No.561 of 2009 Date of decision : 1.7.2009 Bina daughter of late Balwant Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab; and others …Respondents Coram : Hon’ble Mr.Justice Augustine George Masih By post Present :- Mr.Aman Deep Singh Rai, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. Augustine George Masih, J. (Oral) The present petition has been treated as criminal writ petition on an application moved by one Bina daughter of Balwant resident of Ward No.15, Sadabrat, Ropar wherein she has alleged that her brother Gulshan alias Gucchi has been illegally detained by the Rupnagar police. It is alleged that he has been picked up by the CIA Staff, Rupnagar on 11.4.2009 from the Railway station. Notice in the criminal writ petition was issued and a reply by way of affidavit of Dhanpreet Kaur, IPS, Assistant Superintendent of Police, dated 12.6.2009 has been filed in the Court today. According to the said affidavit, FIR No.72 dated 15.4.2009 under Sections 454, 457, 380 and 411 IPC, P.S.City Rupnagar stands registered against Gulshan alias Gucchi son of Balwant and Ravi son of Darvesh. Gulshan alias Gucchi. The alleged detenue was arrested from New Bus Stand, Rupnagar on 15.4.2009 and three Gold rings, one pair of ear rings, two Gold rings were recovered from him. It has further been alleged that apart from the above, Gulshan alias Gucchi has been involved in some more cases which are as under:- Crl.Writ Petition No.561 of 2009 -2- 1 FIR No.120 dated 3.9.2007 under Sections 457, 380 IPC, P.S. City Rupnangar, pending in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rupnagar. 2 FIR No.20 dated 22.1.2009 under Sections 457, 380 IPC, P.S. City Rupnagar, which is pending in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rupnagar. 3 FIR No.48 dated 26.2.2009 under Sections 380 IPC, P.S. City Rupnagar, which is pending in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rupnagar 4 FIR No.67 dated 12.4.2009 under Sections 454, 380 IPC, P.S. City Rupnagar, which is under investigation. 5 FIR No.397dated 14.4.2009 under Sections 457, 380 IPC, P.S. Sadar, Rupnagar, which is under investigation. 6 FIR No.72 dated 15.4.2009 under Sections 454, 457, 380, 411 IPC, P.S. City Rupnagar, which is under investigation. Learned State counsel, on instructions from ASI, Nirmal Singh, Police Station City, Rupnagar, states that the alleged detenue Gulshan alias Gucchi is presently in judicial custody. In view of the above, no further action is called for and the same stand dismissed. [ Augustine George Masih ] Judge 01.7.2009 sd