IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Writ Petition No.2033 of 2011 Date of decision: 17th October, 2011 Tara … Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. Anupam Sharma, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present criminal writ petition was filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of habeas corpus seeking release of 13 persons, particulars of whom have been given in para No.4 of the petition, from the illegal custody of respondents No.4 to 7. In pursuance of order dated October 4, 2011, a report has been submitted in the form of affidavit of Pankaj Aggarwal, IAS, District Magistrate, Sonepat-Chairperson of the vigilance Committee under the Bonded (Abolition) Act, 1976. It is stated therein that the District Magistrate had constituted a team comprising Sub Divisional Magistrate, Sonepat and District Food and Supplies Controller, Sonepat for inspection of the brick kiln. As per the report submitted by the Sub Divisional Magistrate, the labourers working at the brick kiln disclosed Criminal Writ Petition No.2033 of 2011 him that they have not been unlawfully detained and furthermore, complainant Tara son of Barkat along with the 13 alleged detenues never came to the brick kiln. On second call also, there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner to controvert the report submitted by the District Magistrate. Hence, this Court has no other option except to dismiss the present petition in default. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE October 17, 2011 rps 2