Criminal Writ Petition No. 38 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Writ Petition No. 38 of 2011 Date of Decision: 10.1.2011 Gabbar …Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Hardial Singh Bath, Adv. for Ms. Indu Bala, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Sandeep S. Mann, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana, for respondents No.1 and 2. None for respondents No.3 to 7. 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 detenues, 9 in number, as mentioned in para No.5 thereof, from the illegal and unlawful custody of respondents No. 3 to 7. In pursuance of the prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court, vide order dated 5.1.2011, has appointed the Warrant Officer. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that before the Warrant Officer could be contacted, the detenues have been released, therefore, the present writ petition has been rendered infructuous and Criminal Writ Petition No. 38 of 2011 2 the same be dismissed as such. Ordered accordingly. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge January 10, 2011 “DK”