Criminal Writ Petition No. 2514 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Criminal Writ Petition No. 2514 of 2011 Date of Decision: 1.12.2011 Prem Singh ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Vikas Cuccria, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Chandumajra, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for respondents No.1 and 3. None for respondent No.2. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that a writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus be issued and respondent No.2-Kuldip Singh be directed to produce Manisha, daughter of the petitioner, who is stated to be in his unlawful custody. A perusal of the writ petition reveals that Manisha was 19 years old. Learned counsel for the parties have submitted that Manisha along with her husband Kuldip Singh, respondent No.2, had filed a petition in this Court wherein she has stated that she, being major, was competent to perform marriage and according to her own free will and Criminal Writ Petition No. 2514 of 2011 2 volition, had married with respondent No.2. That being so, the alleged detenue is a legally wedded wife of respondent No.2-Kuldip Singh. Hence, directions, as prayed for, cannot be issued and the present writ petition is disposed of. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge December 1, 2011 “DK”