Criminal Writ Petition No. 1562 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Criminal Writ Petition No. 1562 of 2011 Date of Decision: 12.10.2011 Pirthi Singh ... Petitioner Versus The State of Punjab and Others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. P.P.S. Duggal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for respondents No.1 to 3. Ms.Maninder Kaur, Advocate for respondent No.4. 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 Soma Rani, daughter of the petitioner, be got released. In pursuance of the order dated 23.8.2011, passed by a Co- ordinate Bench of this Court, Mukhwinder Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sub Division Malout, District Sri Muktsar Sahib, has filed a reply by way of his affidavit, wherein it is stated that an inquiry was conducted by him and it was found that Soma Rani, alleged detenue, Criminal Writ Petition No. 1562 of 2011 2 had solemnized marriage with respondent No.4-Gulab Singh and she is living as his wife in her matrimonial home. It is further stated that both Soma Rani and respondent No.4-Gulab Singh are major. A specific stand has been taken that Soma Rani and her husband Gulab Singh have filed Criminal Misc. No. M-22395 of 2011 in this Court seeking protection as they apprehended danger to their lives from petitioner- Pirthi Singh, father of Soma Rani. In pursuance of the order passed by this Court on 15.9.2011, Soma Rani is present in Court. She has stated in categoric terms that she intends to reside with her husband Gulab Singh. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the statement made by Soma Rani, daughter of the petitioner, the present petition may be disposed of as having been rendered infructuous. Ordered accordingly. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge October 12, 2011 “DK”