CRL W P No. 2540 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -- CRL W P No. 2540 of 2010 Date of decision: 21.12.2010 Babli Kumar ........ Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others .......Respondent(s) Coram: Hon'ble Ms Justice Nirmaljit Kaur -.- Present: Mr. HPS Ishar, Advocate for the petitioner -.- 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest? Nirmaljit Kaur, J. (Oral) This is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus for the release of the detenues mentioned in para No. 3 of the writ petition from the illegal and unlawful custody of respondents No. 4 and 5. In para No. 3 of the petition, 14 persons are said to be illegally detained by respondents No. 4 and 5 at Brick kiln under the name and style of “Raju”, village Badal Pur, P P Badal Pur District Ropar, Punjab. As per Section 12 of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, necessary action can be taken by the District Magistrate. Any offence committed under the said Act has to be tried by the Executive Magistrate as a Judicial Magistrate, as per the provisions of Section 21 of CRL W P No. 2540 of 2010 2 the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976. The present petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to move a complaint before the District Magistrate/Executive Magistrate. In case, the said complaint/representation is made, the concerned authority shall look into the matter and take appropriate measures or decide the representation as per the requirement within seven days of the filing of the complaint. Disposed off accordingly. (Nirmaljit Kaur) Judge 21.12.2010 mohan