IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. W.P. No.133 of 2009 Date of decision : 05-02-2009 Begh Raj ....Petitioner VERSUS State of Haryana and others ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Mor, Sr. DAG, Haryana. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (Oral) Written statement has been filed by District Magistrate-cum- Deputy Commissioner, Ambala. Para-IV of the written statement reads as under:- "That on enquiry, it was found that all the labourer mentioned at Sr. No.1 to 30 in para No.2 of the Criminal Writ Petition except petitioner Begh Raj and Illam Singh were present at the time of inspection and statement of all the labourer including respondent No.4 owner of the Brick Kiln and Ram Pal jamadar respondent No.5 were recorded. In the joint statement, labourer stated that they were not kept as bonded labour and no amount is pending against the Brick Kiln owner. However, the labourer stated that they were residing in open space and there was no boundary wall. Now, they want to leave the premises at their will. All the labourer have left the premises for their village Paunti, Tehsil and District Muzaffarnagar along with ASI Rattan Lal and Head Constable Kuldip Singh, Police Station Barara. Copy of enquiry report, statements of labourers and employee, statements of Brick Kiln owner and statement of respectable persons are annexed as Annexure R-II to R-VI." Crl. W.P. No.133 of 2009 -2- Sh. S.S. Mor, Sr. DAG, Haryana has stated that all detenues have been released. In view of the statement made by counsel for the State, present petition has been rendered infructuous. (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA) 5-2-2009 JUDGE manju