1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Writ No. 891 of 2008 Date of Decision: 16.12.2008. *** BY POST CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND KUMAR, Present:- Mr. B.S. Sra, DAG Punjab. Mr. Ritesh Pandey, Advocate Mr. Veneet Sharma, Advocate. *** ARVIND KUMAR, J. The petitioner-complainant Kashmir Singh sent a telegram to the effect that on 16.9.2008 Kulwinder Kaur daughter of Gurnam Singh had come to her house but she was forcibly picked up by her father Gurnam singh, brothers Sahab singh and Harjinder singh along with 8-9 person and now he apprehend danger to her from the said persons. The telegram was treated as criminal writ petition in the nature of habeas corpus. The State though initially filed a reply along with statements of Sahab Singh that Kulwinder Kaur is with him, but in the additional affidavit so annexed with the statement of Gurnam singh, the father, he stated that Kulwinder Kaur had gone away from the house and earlier also when the police had come to his house, his son was not present in the house. Statements of other respectables of the village i.e. Harjinder singh, Balkar Singh, Jaswinder singh, Jorawar Singh, Ajit Singh, Malkiat Singh have also been annexed to urge that from their statements it is inferred that Kulwinder Kaur left the house on 21.5.2008 without intimation and has not returned home. Heard. The State has also placed on record copy of order dated 21.11.2008 passed in Crl. Writ Petition No.932 of 2008 wherein Sukhchain Singh son of Kashmir Singh (present complainant-petitioner) sought the 2 same relief against the father and brothers of said Kulwinder Kaur, wherein similar stand was taken by the father and brothers and it was ordered that no further action is called for and the writ petition was dismissed with the liberty to the parties to approach the police authorities for redressal of grievance, if any, by making a representation. In view of this, since a liberty has already been given to the parties in the Crl. Writ Petition filed on the same set of facts, nothing survives for adjudication in the instant writ petition, which is accordingly dismissed. (ARVIND KUMAR) JUDGE December 16,2008 Jiten