Criminal Writ Petition No. 1662 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Writ Petition No. 1662 of 2009 Date of Decision: 23.2.2011 Shamsher Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: By Post. Mr. J.S.Bhullar, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondent. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) A telegram, received from Shamsher Singh by the Registry of this Court on 14.12.2009, has been treated as a writ petition, wherein it is stated that Supreet alias Sunny, brother of the petitioner, was unlawfully detained by the police of Police Station Haibowal Kalan, Ludhiana. In response thereto, Narinder Pal Singh, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Rural, Gill, Ludhiana, has filed a reply, by way of his affidavit, wherein he has stated that on 9.12.2009 no police official or Davinder Singh, Head Constable, had picked up brother of the petitioner, namely Supreet alias Sunny, as alleged in the telegram. It is further stated that an enquiry was conducted and at the address given by the petitioner, Harbhajan Singh son of Jassa Singh was found Criminal Writ Petition No. 1662 of 2009 2 present, who informed the police that he is residing at the said address for the last 25 years and the petitioner, who had sent this telegram, was not residing there. He further informed that no person was ever picked up by the police. The present telegram was received by the Registry of his Court on 14.12.2009. A period of more than one year and three months is going to elapse but nobody has renewed the prayer. In view of the reply filed by the State, no further directions are required to be issued and the present writ petition is disposed of. However, a copy of this order be sent to the petitioner so that he may pursue his remedy, for redressal of his grievance, if any subsists, in accordance with the provisions of law. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge February 23, 2011 “DK”