Crl. W. P. No. 12 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Case No. : Crl. W. P. No. 12 of 2011 Date of Decision : September 13, 2011 Gajjan Singh .... Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and others .... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL * * * Present : Mr. A. S. Manaise, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Ranbir Singh Rawat, AAG, Punjab for respondents no.1 to 4. Mr. Deepak Aggarwal, Advocate for respondents no.6 and 7. * * * L. N. MITTAL, J. (Oral) : Gajjan Singh has filed the instant Habeas Corpus writ petition for release of her minor daughter Navjot Kaur from illegal custody of respondents no.5 to 7. From the averments, it appears that respondent no.5 has enticed away the alleged detenue Navjot Kaur and whereabouts of both of them are not known. FIR in this regard has already been registered on 16.11.2010. Crl. W. P. No. 12 of 2011 2 Latest Status Report, filed today in Court by learned State counsel, is taken on record subject to all just exceptions. Copy given to the opposite counsel. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. From the reply and Status Reports furnished on behalf of official respondents, it emerges that efforts are being made to trace respondent no.5 and the alleged detenue, but the efforts have not yet succeeded. Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Superintendent of Police (D), Amritsar was constituted. Now, the SIT is headed by Superintendent of Police (Operations), District Amritsar (Rural). SIT is making all efforts to trace the alleged detenue as well as respondent no.5. In view of the aforesaid, no purpose would be served by keeping this writ petition pending any longer. Accordingly, the instant writ petition is disposed of, without prejudice to investigation being carried out in the FIR lodged by the petitioner regarding kidnapping of his minor daughter. September 13, 2011 ( L. N. MITTAL ) monika JUDGE