IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Writ Petition No. 159 of 2010 Date of decision: March 29, 2010 Yakeen Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY Present: None for the petitioner Mr. S.S. Mor, Sr. DAG Haryana for the respondent – State DAYA CHAUDHARY, J. (ORAL) The present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of a writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus for the release of detenues mentioned in para No. 2 of the writ petition from the illegal and unlawful custody of the respondents. Notice of motion was issued and Warrant Officer was appointed on 22.1.2010. As per report of the Warrant Officer, out of 16 workers as mentioned in the writ petition 12 were found present and workers mentioned at Serial No. 9, 11, 12 and 16 were not found present and they were stated to have left the brick kiln. It is further submitted in the report that the workers were not found in illegal confinement of brick kiln owner and statement of the petitioner and owner of the brick kiln were also recorded. Since the workers were not ready to do the work with the brick kiln owner and the owner has also no objection in not doing the work with him, therefore they had left the brick kiln. Crl. Writ Petition No. 159 of 2010 2 Reply on behalf of respondents No. 1 and 3 has also been filed stating therein that the alleged detenues have left the brick kiln voluntarily and were not found in illegal custody of the brick kiln owner. Keeping in view the report of Warrant Officer and reply filed on behalf of respondent No. 2, the present petition has become infructuous. Dismissed as having become infructuous. (DAYA CHAUDHARY) 29.03.2010 JUDGE reena