IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Writ Petition No. 1063 of 2011 Date of decision : July 28, 2011 Nidhi Jaidka ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. Naresh Gopal Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Sailesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for respondents no. 1 to 3 Mr. C.L.Verma, Advocate for respondents no. 4 to 10 L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Nidhi Jaidka has filed this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking writ in the nature of habeas corpus for production and release of petitioner's daughter Kajal Jaidka aged 18 years alleged detenue from the custody of private respondents no. 4 to 10. Pursuant to order of the preceding date, respondent no. 6 has come present in person along with alleged detenue Kajal Jaidka. Statement of Kajal Jaidka has been recorded separately and is reproduced hereunder:- “Stated that I am major, my date of birth being 25.11.1992 for which I place on record photostat copy of my matriculation certificate. I have voluntarily married with Vipan Kumar respondent no. 6 on 11.4.2011 and I am residing with him happily in the matrimonial home voluntarily. I want to continue to live with respondent no. 6. I do not want to live with my parents. Petitioner is my mother.” Criminal Writ Petition No. 1063 of 2011 -2- In view of the aforesaid, nothing survives in the instant habeas corpus petition which is accordingly disposed of. ( L.N. Mittal ) July 28, 2011 Judge 'dalbir'