CRWP No.1361 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP No .1361 of 2011 Date of decision: 10.08.2011 Meera Devi and others ......Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and others ...Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L.N. MITTAL. Present: Mr. Naresh Kaushik, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab for respondent Nos. 1 to 3. Ms. Manisha Sahota, Advocate for respondent Nos. 4 & 5. Mr. Balraj Singh, Advocate for respondent Nos. 6 to 9. **** L.N. MITTAL, J. (Oral). Reply on behalf of respondent Nos. 4 & 5 has been filed today in Court and the same is taken on record subject to all exceptions. Copy has been given to the opposite counsel. Meera Devi and Shanti Devi have invoked the jurisdiction of this Court by filing instant Habeas Corpus writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India alleging that petitioner No.1 and alleged detenue Rajesh Kumar having fallen in love, started living together with petitioner No.2, who is aunt of alleged detenue. It is also alleged that petitioner No.1 is major. It is also alleged that petitioner No.1 and alleged detenue have performed love marriage on 12.06.2011 in the presence of petitioner no.2 and other relatives. CRWP No.1361 of 2011 -2- Respondent Nos. 6 & 7 are parents of petitioner No.1 whereas respondent Nos. 8 & 9 are brother and uncle respectively of petitioner No.1. It is alleged that private respondent Nos. 6 to 9 alongwith UP police in civil dress and accompanied by local police officials of PS Adampur.forcibly took away Rajesh Kumar on 01.07.2011 at 9.00 P.M. from Jalandhar, Petitioners accordingly prayed for release of alleged detenue Rajesh Kumar. In reply filed on behalf of respondent Nos. 4 & 5 (police authorities of Uttar Pardesh), it has been stated that on application dated 20.06.2011 given by respondent No.6, FIR No. 862 dated 26.06.2011 has been registered against Rajesh Kumar alleged detenue and against Bure under Sections 363 and 366 IPC, in Police Station-Maigalganj District- Lakhimpur Khiri, UP and the aforesaid accused were arrested on 03.07.2011 from railway station Kaswa Maigalganj and are now lodged in District Jail, Lakhimpur. Challan against the accused has also been presented in Court. It is also alleged that petitioner No.1 is aged 14½ years only and is minor. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. In view of reply submitted on behalf of respondent Nos. 4 & 5, the instant Habeas Corpus writ petition is disposed of as infructuous, without going into the version and counter version. August 10, 2011 (L.N. MITTAL) harjeet JUDGE