IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Writ Petition No.2560 of 2010 Date of decision: 5th January, 2011 Harjinder Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab … Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Gurcharan Dass, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. B.S. Sra, Additional AG Punjab for the respondent. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present criminal writ petition has been registered on the basis of a telegram received from Harjinder Singh of village Bassi Jalal, District Hoshiapur stating that one Mandeep Singh has been illegally detained by the police. Mr. B.S. Sra, Additional AG Punjab, on instructions from ASI Swaran Singh of Police Station Bhogpur, District Jalandhar, has stated that one hydraulic excavator loader non-TRI machine, popularly known as JCB machine, was taken into custody under the direction of District Transport Officer, however, its driver Mandeep Singh was not taken into custody. Mr. Gurcharan Dass, Advocate has caused appearance on behalf of the petitioner. Learned counsel has stated that he has sufficient evidence to say that Mandeep Singh, driver of the machine, has been detained by the police. Counsel has prayed that he be permitted to Criminal Writ Petition No.2560 of 2010 withdraw the present writ petition with a liberty to file it afresh giving all the details, on the same cause of action. As prayed, dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty aforesaid. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE January 5, 2011 rps 2