Criminal Writ Petition No. 1775 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Criminal Writ Petition No. 1775 of 2011 Date of Decision: 4.10.2011 Dyal Singh ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Harchand Singh Batth, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Bhullar, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondents. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus for release of the detenue, namely Chinder Pal Singh alias Chhindu, son of the petitioner. It was pleaded by the petitioner that the alleged detenue has been unlawfully detained by the police. In pursuance of the order dated 12.9.2011, passed by a Co- ordinate Bench of this Court, the Warrant Officer had visited the Police Station, Sardulgarh, District Mansa and has submitted his report dated 14.9.2011. It is stated therein that the alleged detenue was arrested in case FIR No. 60 dated 12.9.2011, registered at Police Station Criminal Writ Petition No. 1775 of 2011 2 Sardulgarh, under Sections 15/25/61 of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Since the arrest of the alleged detenue was legal, no further directions are called for. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that infact the police had taken Chhinder Pal Singh alias Chhindu in custody on 9.9.2011 but had shown his arrest lateron. The petitioner, if s advised, may take recourse to his lawful remedy to prosecute the police officials for the alleged unlawful detention and seek compensation or damages by approaching the Punjab State Human Rights Commission as in this writ petition, this Court will not be able to determine disputed question of fact. In view of the above, the present writ petition is hereby dismissed. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge October 4, 2011 “DK”