IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal WP No.2281 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION : NOVEMBER 2, 2011 RAVINDER ....... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS. .... RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: Mr. IS Pabla, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. Manoj Bajaj, Addl.AG, Punjab. Mr. PC Dhiman, Advocate, for respondents 5 & 6. AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) 1 This petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus directing respondents No.1 to 4 to release the detenues, detailed in para-4 of the petition. 2 Respondents No.1 to 4 are State agencies. 3 Reply on behalf of respondents No.5 and 6 has been filed in court today, which is taken on record. 4 On a perusal of the reply, it appears that the petitioner is Jamadar of the labourers working at the brick kiln owned by the private respondents. The reply further discloses that money was deposited in the account of brother of the petitioner. Some of the persons mentioned in para-4 of the petition are working at the Criminal WP No.2281 of 2011 2 brick kiln, however, they have been informed that if they want to leave the employment/premises, the private respondents would not stop them. 5 On going through the petition, it is not disclosed that the alleged detenues have been detained per force in illegal custody, without payment of wages. 6 On collective reading of pleadings in the petition and reply filed on behalf of the private respondents, no ground for issuance of Habeas Corpus is made out,. 7 The petition is, accordingly, dismissed. NOVEMBER 2, 2011 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE 1.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?