Criminal Writ Petition No.9 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Writ Petition No.9 of 2010 (O & M) Date of decision:- 21.7.2010 Manmeet @ Mona ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present:- Mr. H.P.S. Ishar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Addl.A.G. Punjab. RAM CHAND GUPTA J.(Oral) The present petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus directing respondent Nos.1 to 5 to release the detenue Sukhpal Singh from their illegal confinement and to produce him before the Court. The present petition was filed by the wife of detenue Sukhpal Singh. On request of petitioner, Warrant Officer was appointed by this Court on the same day. Warrant Officer visited the police stations mentioned in the petition and however the alleged detenue was not found present there. He has given his detailed report dated 06.1.2010. In reply, filed on behalf of State, it has been stated that the accused remain involved in many other cases, details of which has been given in the affidavit of Baljit Singh, Superintendent of Police, dated 05.4.2010 and in some of the cases he has been acquitted and in two of the cases he has been convicted and in one Criminal Writ Petition No.9 of 2010 -2- case of Police Station Mehal Kalan for offence under Sections 489- A,489-B,489-C,420 and 506 IPC is still pending against him. Hence, in view of these facts, no further order is required to be passed in this petition. Disposed of accordingly. However, petitioner may take any other legal remedy, available to him under the law. July 21, 2010 ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) vj JUDGE