IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 318 of 2011 and Criminal Writ Petition No. 751 of 2011 Date of Decision: April 07, 2011 Shibu ..... Petitioner. Versus State of Punjab and others. .....Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JORA SINGH Present: Mr. Ashish Ahuja, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. P.S. Sidhu, Addl. AG, Punjab for respondent-State. ***** JORA SINGH, J (ORAL) The present petition has been filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus, for the release of detenues as mentioned in Para No.4 of the petition from the illegal custody of respondents No.5 to 7. Reply filed by District Magistrate, Ludhiana is on the file and is to the effect that none of the alleged detenues was found to be in illegal custody of respondents No.5 to 7. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the present petition has become infructuous as all the alleged detenues have since been released but tractor/trolley bearing registration No.UP-93-G-2492 of the alleged detenues is still in the custody of respondent No.5 i.e. owner of the brick kiln. Learned counsel for the petitioner further states that liberty be given to avail appropriate remedy under law regarding the release of tractor/trolley. Petition be dismissed with liberty as prayed for. April 07, 2011 (JORA SINGH) sham JUDGE