Criminal Writ Petition No. 2601 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Criminal Writ Petition No. 2601 of 2011 Date of Decision: 8.12.2011 Sonu Sharma ... Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and Others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Jai Bhagwan Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anupam Sharma, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana, for respondents No.1 to 3. None for respondents No.4 and 5. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying that respondents No.1 to 3 should produce Reena, sister of the petitioner, in this Court and she be got released from the unlawful custody of respondents No.4 and 5. Learned counsel for the State, on instructions from Krishan Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, has submitted that the police had conducted preliminary inquiry and it has surfaced therein that Reena, sister of the petitioner, had filed Criminal Misc. No. M-34586 of 2011 titled as “Reena and Another v. State of Haryana and Others”. A Co- Criminal Writ Petition No. 2601 of 2011 2 ordinate Bench of this Court, while passing the order therein on 16.11.2011, had noted that “the couple, Reena and Sunil, is on the run after tying nuptial knot against the wishes of their parents and have moved this Court seeking protection from the Police as they apprehend danger to their lives”. Learned counsel for the State has further shown a certificate of marriage, issued by Arya Samaj, Jamuna Bazar, Delhi, regarding the marriage of Reena with Sunil, respondent No.4. Furthermore, he has submitted that the alleged detenue Reena, daughter of Balbir Sharma, appeared before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jind and made a statement that she intend to stay with Sunil alias Sonu, her husband/respondent No.4. In view of the statement made by learned counsel for the State, it cannot be said that respondent No.4-Sunil alias Sonu and respondent No.5-Pardeep have unlawfully detained Reena, sister of the petitioner. Hence no further directions are called for and the present writ petition is disposed of. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge December 8, 2011 “DK”