In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Writ Petition No.981 of 2009 ..... Date of decision:14.12.2009 Dinesh .....Petitioner v. State of Haryana and another .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Rajesh Malik, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rajeev K. Takkar, Additional Advocate General, Haryana for the respondent-State. Mr. Sanjay Vashisht, Advocate for respondent No.2. ..... S.S. Saron, J. This petition has been filed for issuance of a writ in the nature of habeas corpus for the release of the detenue-Neelam, daughter of respondent No.2-Rajbir Rathi. It is alleged by the petitioner that the detenue is aged 20 years and respondent No.2 wants to marry her against her wishes to some other person. The petitioner has alleged that the detenue has not agreed for the same and, therefore, her father (respondent No.2) may cause danger to her life. The petitioner being a friend of the detenue has a right to protect her by filing the present petition. Notice of motion was issued in this case on 4.9.2009. Thereafter, the case was taken up on 3.12.2009, on which date it was stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that Neelam-detenue wants to marry the petitioner against the wishes of her father (respondent No.2) but she was being illegally detained. Accordingly, Neelam was directed to be produced C.W.P. No.981 of 2009 [2] in Court on the adjourned date i.e. today. Neelam-detenue has been produced in Court and she is identified by the petitioner as also respondent No.2, who is present. On the asking of the Court, it is stated by Neelam that her date of birth is 6.9.1988 and she has studied upto 10+2 in the village school. It is further stated that she wants to go with the petitioner-Dinesh and she wants to solemnize her marriage with him. Besides, she does not want to stay with her father (respondent No.2). Keeping in view the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the present petition is disposed of with liberty to the detenue to go with the petitioner or wherever she likes. December 14, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp* NOTE: Whether to be referred to the Reporter or not:Yes/No