Criminal Writ Petition No. 2425 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Criminal Writ Petition No. 2425 of 2011 Date of Decision: 18.11.2011 Prakash Prajapati ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: By Post. Mr. S.S. Chandumajra, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondent. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) A communication, received from Prakash Prajapati by the Registry of this Court, has been treated as a Criminal Writ Petition. It is stated therein that Rampratap Prajapati son of Balli Prajapati, resident of Mumbai was unlawfully detained by the staff of Central Investigating Agency, Batala, on 20.10.2011. An application has been moved by the petitioner on 24.10.2011 in the Court of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Batala, who had directed the staff of Central Investigating Agency, Batala, to produce the above said detenue in the Court. On 31.10.2011, the police had denied detention of the above said Rampratap Prajapati. Thus, a prayer was made that necessary Criminal Writ Petition No. 2425 of 2011 2 action be initiated and Rampratap Prajapati be released from illegal detention of the staff of Central Investigating Agency. Today, learned counsel for the State has filed a short affidavit of Ranjit Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Detective, Batala and the same is taken on record. It has been stated therein as under:- “2. That Rampartap Prajapai resident of Mumbai is neither wanted nor required in any case by the Police of Police District Batala. 3. That it is wrong and denied that Rampratap Prajapati resident of Mumbai was detained illegally by CIA Staff Batala, District Gurdaspur, on 20.Oct, 2011. 4. That it is pertinent to mention here that Prakash Prajapati had also moved in application in the ld. Court SDJM Batala on 24 Oct, 2011 for issuing notice to SHO Police Station City Batala and Incharge CIA Staff Batala to produce the above said person on 27 Oct, 2011. The report in this respect was submitted in ld. Court by SHO Police Station City Batala and Incharge CIA Staff Batala denying about the detention of above named person.” In view of the categoric stand taken by the State, no further directions are called for and the present writ petition is disposed of. Criminal Writ Petition No. 2425 of 2011 3 However, a copy of this order be sent to petitioner-Prakash Prajapati, resident of Ganesh Colony, Barrack No. 3, Kandivali, Mumbai, so that he may pursue his lawful remedy in case any grievance subsists. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge November 18, 2011 “DK”