Criminal Writ Petition No. 2013 of 2010 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Writ Petition No. 2013 of 2010 Date of Decision: 17.1.2011 Rita …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Veneet Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Deepak Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. B.S. Sra, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, for respondents No.1 and 2. None for respondent No.3. 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 Baljit Singh, husband of the petitioner, who is stated to be in the unlawful custody of the respondents. In pursuance of the prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner, a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court, vide order dated 4.11.2010, has appointed the Warrant Officer. The Warrant Officer had conducted raid at Police Chowki, Fatehpur, District Amritsar and Police Station D-Division, Amritsar, and lastly at Police Station Gate Hakima. The Warrant Officer, in his report Criminal Writ Petition No. 2013 of 2010 2 dated 8.11.2010, has concluded that till the arrest of the detenue was shown he was kept in illegal custody by the respondents. Learned counsel for the petitioner has referred to the report of the Warrant Officer and has stated that the startling facts have emerged and the police officials should be taken to task. He further submits that the petitioner be permitted to withdraw the present writ petition with the liberty to approach the Punjab State Human Rights Commission for award of compensation and damages and he may also be permitted to institute a criminal complaint against the erring police officials, for wrongful confinement of the detenue. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, the petitioner is permitted to withdraw the present writ petition with the liberty to take recourse to his appropriate remedy, in accordance with the provisions of law. Dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty aforesaid. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge January 17, 2011 “DK”