IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Writ Petition No.2376 of 2011 Date of decision: 28th November, 2011 Narinder Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Peeush Gagneja, Advocate 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 for issuance of a writ in the nature of habeas corpus seeking release of Baskaro. The petitioner claims that he was married with Baskaro on 17th April, 2011. It is pleaded that Baskaro had filed a complaint in the Court of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Abohar under Sections 323, 504, 506 and 34 IPC against her parents and had executed an affidavit that she has performed marriage with the petitioner according to her own free will. It is further averred in the petition that on 26th October, 2011, respondents No.5 and 6 came to the house of the petitioner along with 3-4 un-known persons and forcibly took away wife of the petitioner (Baskaro). Counsel for the State has filed written statement on behalf of respondent No.4. It is stated therein that an enquiry was conducted, during which respondents No.5 and 6 have stated that Baskaro was married with one Mukesh Kumar on 2nd November, 2011 and she is residing with her husband in Rajasthan. Criminal Writ Petition No.2376 of 2011 Counsel for the petitioner, after going through the contents of written statement filed by respondent No.4, states that he be permitted to withdraw the present petition with liberty to approach the Court of competent territorial jurisdiction i.e. the High Court of Rajasthan, for release of Baskaro. As prayed, dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty aforesaid. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE November 28, 2011 rps 2