IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR WJC No 628 of 2011 Mukund Paswan Versus The State Of Bihar & Ors ----------- 5 12.08.2011 We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the counter affidavit and the supplementary counter affidavit, as filed by the State. In our view, no useful purpose would be served by adjudicating upon the matter inasmuch as the order of preventive detention under the Bihar Control of Crimes Act, 1981 was executed as against the petitioner on 16.08.2010 and he was directed to be detained in preventive custody apprehending his release from jail for a period of one year. Today is 12th of August, 2011 and on the weekend, one year expires. Therefore, for all intents and purposes, this writ petition has become infructuous and is disposed of as such. However, liberty is given to the petitioner that in case he is detained again on grounds of preventive detention, he would have liberty to challenge the same in accordance with law without prejudice to the disposal of the writ application. It goes without saying that on expiry of the period of preventive detention, as aforesaid, petitioner would be released forthwith, if not required to be detained in any other case. M.E.H./ (Navaniti Prasad Singh) (Ashwani Kumar Singh)