Crl.W.P.No.1967 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Writ Petition No.1967 of 2011 Date of Decision: 12 - 10 - 2011 Harpal Singh .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA *** Present: Mr.Gaurav Singla, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Gaurav Dhuriwala, DAG, Punjab. Mr.S.S.Tiwana, Advocate for respondent No.5. *** KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) The present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India with a prayer that a writ in the nature of habeas corpus be issued to secure release of Nabbi son of the petitioner, who is stated to have been unlawfully detained by the police at the behest of private respondents. This Court on 30.9.2011 appointed the Warrant Officer. The Warrant Officer submitted his report stating that Nabbi was neither found in police custody nor in the custody of private respondents. Counsel for the petitioner states that during the pendency of the Crl.W.P.No.1967 of 2011 [2] present petition, Nabbi has been released. He states that the present petition be disposed of as having been rendered infructuous. Counsel, however, states that since son of the petitioner was detained by the private respondents for settlement of the property dispute, a liberty be granted to the petitioner to prosecute them for wrongful confinement of his son and seek damages as compensation by approaching the appropriate forum. As prayed, dismissed as infructuous with liberty aforesaid. ( KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA ) October 12, 2011. JUDGE RC