Criminal Writ Petition No.1294 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Writ Petition No.1294 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision : 1st August, 2011 Sukhwinder Kaur .... Petitioner Versus State of Haryana & others .... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL. Present: Mr. V. K. Singla, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Sameer Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana for respondents No.1 to 3. Mr. R. S. Budhwar, Advocate for respondent No.4. * * * * L.N.MITTAL, J. (ORAL) Crl. Misc. No.W-765 of 2011: Allowed as prayed for. Reply on behalf of respondent No.4 is taken on record, subject to all just exceptions. Main Case: Pursuant to order of the preceding date, reply on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3 has been filed. Warrant Officer appointed by this Court visited Nasha Mukti Kendar in question on 17.06.2011 along with Police officials and found petitioner's son Rachpal Singh @ Sonu (alleged detenue) and twelve other persons allegedly kept there in illegal confinement. Petitioner's son was got released. However, the Police did not take any action regarding alleged illegal detention of twelve other persons. It was only pursuant to order dated 08.07.2011 passed by this Court that the Criminal Writ Petition No.1294 of 2011 (O&M) -2- Police came in to action. It has now been submitted in reply that guardians of the said twelve persons gave affidavits that they themselves have got the said persons admitted there voluntarily and the said persons were being treated properly in the de-addiction centre. As per reply of respondent No.4, a society registered under Societies Registration Act is running the de-addiction centre in question. However, counsel for respondent No.4 concedes that the society has to get permission from Director General, Health Services, Haryana for running the de-addiction centre, but has not got any such permission till now. It is thus manifest that the Society or respondent No.4 who is President of the Society is running the de-addiction centre illegally and without necessary permission from the competent authority. Consequently, the Society as well as respondent No.4 Sham Lal are directed to close the de-addiction centre forthwith unless necessary permission from the competent authority for running the de-addiction centre is sought. Respondents No.1 to 3 shall ensure compliance with this order. A copy of this order be also sent to Director General, Health Services, Haryana, Panchkula for necessary action. Since petitioner's son Rachpal Singh @ Sonu, alleged detenue, stands released, the instant habeas corpus writ petition is disposed of as having been rendered infructuous. ( L. N. MITTAL ) JUDGE 1st August, 2011 'raj'