Criminal Writ Petition No.1356 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Writ Petition No.1356 of 2011 Date of Decision : 13.07.2011 Manjeet Singh .... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & others .... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL. Present: Mr. P. L. Singla, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shilesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for respondents No.1 to 5. Mr. B. R. Rana, Advocate for respondents No.6 to 8. Petitioner, respondents No.6 and 8 and alleged detenue Kulwinder Kaur in person * * * * L.N.MITTAL, J. (ORAL) Manjeet Singh has filed this habeas corpus petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, alleging that he married with Kulwinder Kaur on 28.06.2011. Kulwinder Kaur is major. However on 29.06.2011, respondents 6 to 8 (parents and brother of Kulwinder Kaur) along with police officials in plain clothes and some other unknown persons forcibly took away Kulwinder Kaur from the custody of the petitioner from the house of his maternal uncle. It was thus alleged that Kulwinder Kaur was in illegal detention of respondents 6 to 8. Respondents 6 and 8 are present in person and have Criminal Writ Petition No.1356 of 2011 -2- brought the alleged detenue Kulwinder Kaur with them. The petitioner was allowed to meet Kulwinder Kaur for some time in the Court room itself. File has now been taken up again. Statement of Kulwinder Kaur has been recorded separately. She has inter alia stated that she has voluntarily married with Manjeet Singh-petitioner and wants to live with him and may be sent with him. She has also stated that she does not want to live with her parents. Counsel for respondents 6 to 8 admits that Kulwinder Kaur is major. Keeping in view the aforesaid statement of Kulwinder Kaur alleged detenue, she is allowed to go with the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that respondents 6 and 8 are accompanied by about 18 to 20 persons who may create trouble for the petitioner and the detenue. Respondents 6 and 8 who are present in person in the court are directed to ensure that they or their companions do not cause any harm to the petitioner or the alleged detenue. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. ( L. N. MITTAL ) JUDGE 13th July, 2011 'raj'