IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Writ Petition No.864 of 2011 Date of decision: 29th April, 2011 Rakesh … Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. Sandeep Singh Mann, Sr. DAG, Haryana for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present criminal writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of habeas corpus seeking release of the detenues, 15 in number, whose particulars have been mentioned in para No.4 of the petition and who have been stated to be illegally detained at the brick kiln of respondents No.5 and 6. Counsel for the State has filed an affidavit of District Magistrate, Sonepat, wherein it is stated that SDM, Sonepat was deputed and a team was constituted to enquire about the illegal detention of the alleged detenues. It is further stated that the team led by the SDM, Sonepat had inspected the brick kiln and the labourers present there gave a statement that they came to the brick kiln at their own will and that they intend to continue to remain there. As per the report, no person has been found unlawfully detained at the brick kiln. Other labourers, whose particulars have been given in para No.2 of the report, have left the brick kiln after their accounts were settled. Criminal Writ Petition No.864 of 2011 In view of the reply filed by the District Magistrate, Sonepat, nothing survives in the present writ petition and the same stands disposed of having been rendered infructuous. However, a liberty is granted to the petitioners to revive the same in case any of their grievances subsists. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE April 29, 2011 rps 2