Criminal Writ Petition No. 1267 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Writ Petition No. 1267 of 2009 Date of Decision: 24.2.2011 Gurdeep Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. G.B.S. Nagar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Bhullar, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondent. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) A telegram, received from Gurdeep Singh on 28.10.2009 by the Registry of this Court, has been treated as a writ petition, wherein it is stated that Arun Pal son of Ram Nath Pal, an employee of M/s Balwant Sales Private Limited, Ludhiana, has been taken away by the police headed by Darshan Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector. Subsequently, an affidavit was filed by Gurdeep Singh, Managing Director of M/s Balwant Sales Private Limited, wherein it is stated that he sent a telegram to this Court and lateron he learnt that Arun Pal was arrested in a case FIR No. 30 dated 18.2.2008, registered at Police Station City, Ferozepur, under Sections 448, 451, 380, 420 and 477-A IPC. Criminal Writ Petition No. 1267 of 2009 2 In response thereto, Raghbir Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Detective), Ferozepur, has filed a reply, wherein it is stated that the alleged detenue Arun Pal was neither arrested nor apprehended nor taken into custody. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that infact Arun Pal was unlawfully picked up from his office and was detained unlawfully. Lateron, when this fact came into the notice of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Ferozepur, he had suspended Darshan Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, Ramesh Kumar and Suresh Kumar, Head Constables. He has further submitted that an enquiry was ordered by the Senior Superintendent of Police but lateron the same has been dropped. During the course of arguments, it is admitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has already approached the Punjab State Human Rights Commission for redressal of his grievance. It is a matter of fact that as on today Arun Pal is not in an unlawful custody, therefore, no further directions are called for. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the present writ petition with a liberty to take recourse to the lawful remedies, available to him, including filing of a complaint against the erring police officials for wrongful confinement of Arun Pal and claiming compensation as damages by fling a civil suit or by approaching the Punjab State Human Rights Commission. Criminal Writ Petition No. 1267 of 2009 3 As prayed, the present writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty aforesaid. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge February 24, 2011 “DK”