Crl. Writ Petition No. 1572 of 2011(O&M) 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh … Crl. Writ Petition No. 1572 of 2009(O&M) Date of decision: August 12,2011 Surjit Kaur ..Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr.Justice L.N.Mittal Present: Mr. Nitin Thatai,Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Silesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab for the respondents. ... L.N.Mittal,J.(Oral) Crl. Misc. No. W-810 of2011 Application is allowed as prayed for. Crl. Misc. No. W-811 of2011 Application is allowed and Annexure P-2 is taken on the record subject to all just exceptions. Crl.W.P. No. 1572 of 2009 Telegram sent by Surjit Kaur to Hon'ble the Chief justice of this court has been registered as the instant Criminal Writ Petition and listed on judicial side. It has been alleged in the telegram that Karnail Singh, Kuldip Singh, Lachhman Singh and Jeet Singh all brothers and their sons threatened the petitioner's husband Charan Singh with dire Crl. Writ Petition No. 1572 of 2011(O&M) 2 consequences when he demanded his dues from these persons. The matter also went to panchayat. The petitioner talked to her husband on telephone on 27.11.2009 at about 9.30 A.M. for the last time. Thereafter, his telephone was being attended by an unknown person who did not disclose his identity. Petitioner's husband had told the petitioner on his last contact that his life was in danger at the hands of Karnail Singh etc. aforesaid. Since thereafter, there has been no contact with petitioner's husband and his whereabouts are not known. In the reply on behalf of State of Punjab, it was stated that Charan Singh had teased Kuldip Singh's daughter aged about 12 years when she went to the shop of Charan Singh and in panchayat called in the matter, Charan Singh tendered oral apology and the matter was patched up. Further status reports have also been submitted by the counsel for State of Punjab. Latest status report filed today by counsel for State of Punjab is taken on record. According to this report, there is no fault of Karnail Singh etc. in disappearance of Charan Singh. On the other hand, Charan Singh was seen in a bus when he left village Ber Khurd. He was seen by Gurmeet Singh son of Shingara Singh, Gurmeet Singh son of Gurbux Singh and Darshan Singh. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. The matter is pending for 1 year 8 months. In spite of efforts by the police, Charan Singh has not been traced. No useful purpose would be served by keeping the case pending any longer. Crl. Writ Petition No. 1572 of 2011(O&M) 3 On the other hand, petitioner has already instituted criminal complaint (Annexure P-2) against Karnail Singh etc. and also one Ravinder Pal Singh, which is said to be pending. In view of the aforesaid, the instant writ petition is disposed of without prejudice to the pending Criminal Complaint ( Annexure P-2 ) or without prejudice to any other remedy available to the petitioner under law. August 12,2011 (L.N.MITTAL) nk JUDGE