In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-12309 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:13.1.2011 Hardeepak Malhan .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab .....Respondent .... Present: Mr. J.S. Dhaliwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. V.P.S. Sidhu, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State. ...... S.S. Saron, J. Learned counsel for the State, on instructions from EHC Vikramjit Singh, Police Station, Division No.5, Civil Lines, Ludhiana submits that the petitioner was declared innocent in an inquiry conducted by Shri Iqbal Singh, SP, Human Rights Cell. Therefore, it is submitted that the custody of the petitioner is not required for the purposes of investigation. In the circumstances, the present petition has been rendered infructuous and is accordingly dismissed. However, in case the petitioner is to be arrested in connection with FIR No.8 dated 12.1.2009 registered at Police Station Division No.5, Civil Lines, Ludhiana for the offences under Sections 379 and 380 IPC, he shall be given five days notice in advance. This order shall remain operative for a period of six months. January 13, 2011. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*