IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Writ Petition No.2094 of 2011 Date of decision: 17th October, 2011 Jaheer Khan … Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. Anupam Sharma, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana for the State. Mr. M.S. Randhawa, Advocate for respondents No.4 and 5. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present criminal writ petition was filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of habeas corpus seeking release of 39 persons, particulars of whom have been given in para No.3 of the petition, from the illegal custody of respondent No.4. On the prayer made by counsel for the petitioner, vide order dated October 12, 2011 a Warrant Officer was appointed by this Court. The Warrant Officer has submitted his report, wherein it has been stated that he had visited the brick kiln, where the alleged detenues were detained, on 13th October, 2011. It is further stated that the petitioner along with the alleged detenues left the brick kiln in trucks bearing registration Nos.HR-63B-2364 and HR-63B-9417 along with their belongings. Criminal Writ Petition No.2094 of 2011 Case has been called twice, but there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner to controvert the report submitted by the Warrant Officer. Hence, this Court is constrained to dismiss the present petition in default. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE October 17, 2011 rps 2