IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. W.P. No.1494 of 2009 Date of Decision:22.2.2010 Kuldeep Kaur .... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others .... Respondents CORAM: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present: Mr. L.S. Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.S. Pannu, D.A.G. Punjab. Mr. Sameer Sachdeva, Advocate for respondent No.4. **** 1.Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. The present petition has been filed for issuance of a writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents to produce the alleged detenue Jasbir Singh son of Gurmej Singh (husband of the petitioner). It was stated that the petitioner is legally wedded wife of the detenue Jasbir Singh, who is in illegal custody of private respondents No.4 to 8. Upon notice, the alleged detenue Jasbir Singh is present in the Court alongwith his father/respondent No.4-Gurmej Singh. Jasbir Singh, alleged detenue admitted that he was married to the petitioner but further stated that he did not wish to stay with the petitioner and is happily residing with his father/respondent No.4-Gurmej Singh. Thus, it can not be said that Jasbir Singh (alleged detenue) is in the illegal custody of his father. Dismissed. 22.2.2010 ( NIRMALJIT KAUR ) rajeev JUDGE