Criminal Writ Petition No.1340 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Writ Petition No.1340 of 2011 Date of Decision : 1st August, 2011 Nanak Chand .... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL. Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. Shilesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for respondent-State. * * * * L.N.MITTAL, J. (ORAL) Telegram sent by Nanak Chand to Hon'ble the Chief Justice of this Court has been registered as instant criminal writ petition and listed on judicial side. It is alleged in the telegram that petitioner's son Sudagar Lal is in illegal confinement of Police Station Maksoodan, District Jalandhar. It is also mentioned in the telegram that ASI Harjit Singh made the arrest more than 36 hours before sending the telegram, but particulars of the case or whereabouts of the detenue were not being disclosed. Reply on behalf of State of Punjab filed today in Court is taken on record, subject to all just exceptions. Notice of the petition has also been served on the petitioner through Police. Statement of the petitioner regarding the same filed today in Court by State counsel is taken on record. However, none has Criminal Writ Petition No.1340 of 2011 -2- appeared for the petitioner inspite of service of notice upon him. It has been alleged in the reply that petitioner's son Sudagar Lal was not required in any matter nor any case has been registered against him and as such he was neither picked up nor required in any case. Contents of the petition have been denied. In view of the aforesaid, no further action or order is required in the instant criminal writ petition, which is accordingly disposed of. ( L. N. MITTAL ) JUDGE 1st August, 2011 'raj'