Criminial Writ Petition No. 980 of 2009 -1- *** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminial Writ Petition No. 980 of 2009 Date of decision : 14.10.2009 Sushil Kumar .....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Mr. L.S.Virk, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. B.B.S.Teji, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab S. D. ANAND, J. In this Criminal Writ Petition, filed by the petitioner, a Warrant Officer had been appointed by a Coordinate Bench ( Mahesh Grover, J.) of this Court vide order dated 4.9.2009. The Warrant Officer has furnished his report dated 5.9.2009. It may be read as Annexure A-1. The Warrant Officer found the detenue in the Police Station. He further found that there was an entry (No.9 dated 4.9.2009) in the DDR regarding the arrest of detenue in case FIR No.204 dated 30.4.2009 under Sections 379/411 etc. A copy of the FIR was handed over to the Warrant Officer by HC Pritpal Singh. In the light of that fact, the Warrant Officer observed that detention of the detenue could not be described as illegal. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner states that DDR entry had been ante dated and ante timed. In support of that averment, learned counsel argues that the main gate of the premises of CIA staff, Barnala had been found by the Warrant Officer to be locked from in side and, on disclosure of the identity of the Warrant Officer, the police Criminial Writ Petition No. 980 of 2009 -2- *** official who responded to the knock informed that keys had been misplaced. The keys were brought along by ASI Randhir Singh who came out of the Police Station. The Warrant Officer peeped into the premises through a window. The identity of the detenue lodged therein had been pointed to the Warrant Officer by the petitioner. Learned counsel states that the petitioner reserves liberty to file a complaint for wrongful confinement on the basis of finding of the Warrant Officer. In view of the report made by the Warrant Officer, no further orders in this Criminal Writ Petition are required. It is to state the obvious that the petitioner would be entitled to take whatever legal recourse is available to him as per law. October 14, 2009 (S. D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE Note: Whether to be referred to Reporter : Yes/No