Criminal Writ Petition No. 812 of 2008 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Writ Petition No. 812 of 2008 Date of Decision: 21.1.2009 Manpreet Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the State. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) One Manpreet Singh, resident of village Lall Kalan, Post Office Kube, Tehsil Samrala, District Ludhiana, had posted a letter to this Court that his labourers who were sleeping on the night of 17.8.2008 were taken by Saroop Singh, Sub Inspector, Jaswinder Singh, Station House Officer and Daljit Singh Rana, Deputy Superintendent of Police. No names of labourers have been mentioned in the application. This application was ordered to be taken up on judicial side. Notice of motion was issued. Reply has been filed by way of affidavit of Arun Pal Singh, IPS, Senior Superintendent of Police, Khanna. He has stated in the affidavit that similar complaint was made by the petitioner before the Punjab State Human Rights Commission, Chandigarh. The Punjab Criminal Writ Petition No. 812 of 2008 2 State Human Rights Commission, Chandigarh, is seized off the controversy and could not conclude the enquiry as complainant was not appearing. Notice issued to Manpreet Singh was received back as he has not been served. On the last date, this Court had directed that Manpreet Singh be served through Senior Superintendent of Police, Ludhiana. Mr. Anter Singh Barar, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, on instructions from Saroop Singh, Sub Inspector, stated that Manpreet Singh has been served and he has noted the date but he has not caused appearance in this Court today. As no names of the labourers have been given in the petition who had been taken away by the police officials and Manpreet Singh is not appearing in this Court, the present petition is disposed off with observation that no writ in the nature of habeas corpus can be issued. Manpreet Singh will be at liberty to revive his petition if he has some evidence to prove the averments made in the petition. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge January 21, 2009 “DK”