Criminal Writ Petition No. 2575 of 2010 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Writ Petition No. 2575 of 2010 Date of Decision: 7.1.2011 Ajit Pal Singh Grewal …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondents. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus for release of detenue Surinder Singh, brother of the petitioner, from the custody of respondents No. 3 and 4. On the request made by learned counsel for the petitioner, on 24.12.2010, it was ordered that the Warrant Officer be appointed. The Warrant Officer, so appointed, has submitted the following report:- “...On 24.12.2010, when I was appointed as a Warrant Officer in the aforesaid petition, the petitioner told me that he will collect me from my residence at about 7.45 p.m. At about 8.00 p.m. I received a telephonic call of petitioner informing me Criminal Writ Petition No. 2575 of 2010 2 that as he was not in a position to arrange a vehicle, he will pick up me at about 8.00 a.m. of 25.12.2010. When, till 9.30 a.m., neither any one turned up nor contacted me on my mobile, I talked to counsel for the petitioner on his mobile. At 10.30 a.m., Mr. Des Raj, Clerk of Mr. Sanjeev Manhas, Advocate, contacted me an stated that the petitioner was not interested in getting a raid conducted in this case. I recorded his statement in this regard, which is enclosed herewith. Submitted please...” In view of the report of the Warrant Officer, it can be safely inferred that the petitioner is not interested to pursue the present writ petition. Hence, the present writ petition is dismissed in default. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge January 7, 2011 “DK”