Criminal Writ Petition No. 1277 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Criminal Writ Petition No. 1277 of 2011 Date of Decision: 20.10.2011 Pinki ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Karamjit Verma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.D.S. Sidhu, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, for respondents No. 1 to 4. Mr. S.K. Sandhir, Advocate for respondents No.5 to 11. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus for release of the detenue named Seema, who is stated to be a minor daughter of the petitioner and alleged to have been illegally and forcibly detained by respondents No.5 to 11. In pursuance of the order, passed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court on 27.7.2011, Seema is present in Court and has been identified by Mr. Verma and Mr. Sandhir. She has stated in categoric Criminal Writ Petition No. 1277 of 2011 2 terms that she has performed her marriage with respondent No.5-Sonu and she wants to reside and co-habit in her matrimonial home. Petitioner-Pinki, mother of the alleged detenue, who is also present in Court, has stated that in case the alleged detenue is desirous of staying in her matrimonial home, she will not pursue the present writ petition but a liberty be granted to her to prosecute respondents No. 5 to 11 for having participated and performed child marriage. As prayed, dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty aforesaid. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge October 20, 2011 “DK”