Crl. W. P. No. 532 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Case No. : Crl. W. P. No. 532 of 2009 Date of Decision : July 31, 2009 Kulwant Singh .... Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab .... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL * * * Present : None for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. * * * L. N. MITTAL, J. (Oral) : Telegram sent on 23.04.2009 by Kulwant Singh to Hon'ble the Chief Justice of this Court has been registered as the instant Criminal Writ Petition. It has been alleged in the telegram that petitioner's brother Madan Gopal @ Maddi had been picked up from their house in Faridkot on 22.04.2009 at about 02:30 P.M., by police of District Ferozepur and has been illegally detained, although nothing incriminating was recovered from him. Another similar telegram sent by Balbir Singh – another brother of Madan Gopal @ Maddi has also been annexed with this writ petition. In reply filed on behalf of State of Punjab, it has been stated Crl. W. P. No. 532 of 2009 2 that Madan Gopal @ Maddi, Harjinder Singh @ Jinder and Prem Singh were apprehended on 22.04.2009 in Ferozepur Cantt near Church, by police party, in Innova vehicle of white colour bearing No. PB-29-F-5366 for having in their possession four kilograms opium and 240 kilograms of poppy husk, for which FIR No. 21 dated 22.04.2009, under Sections 15 and 18 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act was registered at Police Station Cantt., Ferozepur and all the three accused were produced before Illaqa Magistrate, Ferozepur on 23.04.2009. It was denied that Madan Gopal @ Maddi was taken from his house by police of District Ferozepur. In view of the aforesaid reply, no further action or order is required in the instant writ petition and the same is accordingly disposed of. July 31, 2009 ( L. N. MITTAL ) monika JUDGE