IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Writ Petition No.1319 of 2011 Date of Decision : 08.07.2011 Hardeep .... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & others .... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL. * * * * Present: Mr. Harinder Kumar Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shilesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for respondent No.1 to 5. * * * * L.N.MITTAL, J. (ORAL) Report of the Warrant Officer has been received and perused. It is mentioned in the report that the Police Station was situated in open area and was easily accessible to outsiders. It is also mentioned that notice under Section 160 of the Criminal Procedure Code had already been served on the detenue for his appearance on 24.06.2011 at 5.00 pm. The alleged detenue Sham Lal was found present with other persons in the Police Station in open area. He was not in illegal custody of the Police. He was sent with the petitioner i.e. son of the alleged detenue. Heard. Learned counsel for the petitioner prayed that enquiry be held into averments made in the instant writ petition regarding illegal detention of petitioner's father Sham Lal by respondents No.3 to 5. However, purpose of the Habeas Corpus writ petition has been achieved and the alleged detenue has been released. The petitioner and the alleged detenue shall be at liberty to take any action in accordance with law regarding alleged illegal detention. In view of the aforesaid, no further action is required in the instant Habeas Corpus writ petition, which is accordingly disposed of. ( L. N. MITTAL ) JUDGE 8th July, 2011 'raj'