IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Writ Petition No.2343 of 2011 Date of decision: 15th November, 2011 Sanju … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Chandumajra, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present criminal writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of habeas corpus seeking release of detenues, two in number, particulars of whom have been given in para No.5 of the petition. It was stated that they have been unlawfully confined by respondents No.3 and 4 at the brick kiln of respondent No.3. This Court on November 1, 2011 had directed the District Magistrate/ Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana to hold an enquiry exercising the powers vested in him under the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976. Today, counsel for the State has filed reply on behalf of District Magistrate, Ludhiana. As per the enquiry, no person was found to have been unlawfully detained as a bonded labour at the brick kiln of respondent No.3. Criminal Writ Petition No.2343 of 2011 Case has been called thrice, but nobody has caused appearance on behalf of the petitioner to controvert the averments made in the report. Hence, this Court is constrained to dismiss the present petition in default. Ordered accordingly. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE November 15, 2011 rps 2