Criminal Writ Petition No.1826 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Criminal Writ Petition No.1826 of 2011 Date of Decision: 3.10.2011 Bharpur Singh ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. G.B.S. Gill, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.D.S. Sidhu, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondents. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying that a writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus be issued for release of the detenue. It is alleged that Jaskaran Singh has been unlawfully detained by respondent No.3-Station House Officer, Police Station Thermal, Bathinda. In pursuance of the order dated 17.9.2011, passed by a Co- ordinate Bench of this Court, the Warrant Officer was appointed. He has submitted his report dated 28.9.2011, wherein it is stated that on 17.9.2011 at about 11.35 P.M., he entered the Police Station Thermal, Bathinda and found Jaskaran Singh sitting on the Bench in the Munshi Criminal Writ Petition No.1826 of 2011 2 Room. It is stated that all the police officials stated that Jaskaran Singh was never called to the Police Station where he made his entry before the arrival of the Warrant Officer. Be that as it may, without determining the disputed questions of fact, this Court is of the view that as on today, Jaskaran Singh is no longer in the police custody. Therefore, no further directions are called for. The petitioner, if so advised, may seek redressal of his grievance by filing a criminal complaint for wrongful detention of Jaskaran Singh or by approaching the Punjab State Human Rights Commission, for grant of compensation for his alleged unlawful arrest. With the observations made above, the present writ petition is disposed of. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge October 3, 2011 “DK”