Criminal Writ Petition No.1693 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Criminal Writ Petition No.1693 of 2011 Date of Decision: 19.10.2011 Aman Kumar ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. P.P.S.Duggall, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.D.S. Sidhu, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, for respondents No.1 and 2. Mr. Jagmohan Singh Bhatti, Advocate for respondent No.3. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for release of Swaranjit Kaur, who was lodged in Rescue Protection Home, Jalandhar, under the orders of the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Zira. In compliance with the order dated 5.10.2011, passed by this Court, Swaranjit Kaur has been produced in Court by Paramjit Kaur, Lady Constable No. 538, Police Station Amritsar. Swaranjit Kaur, in presence of learned counsel for the parties, has stated that though she was married with the petitioner, yet she Criminal Writ Petition No.1693 of 2011 2 intends to stay with her father Thakur Singh, respondent No.3. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that since Swaranjit Kaur has admitted marriage and wishes to stay with her father Thakur Singh, respondent No.3, liberty be granted to the petitioner to file a petition for restitution of conjugal rights. In view of the statement made by Swaranjit Kaur and learned counsel for the parties, order dated 20.7.2011 (Annexure P3), whereby she was ordered to be lodged at Rescue Protection Home, Jalandhar, is set aside. She is permitted to accompany her father Thakur Singh, respondent No.3, who is present in Court. However, liberty is granted to the petitioner to take recourse to lawful remedy for redressal of his grievance including filing of the petition for restitution of conjugal rights. With the observations made above, the present writ petition is disposed of. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge October 19, 2011 “DK”