Criminal Writ Petition No. 993 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Writ Petition No. 993 of 2011 Date of Decision: 4.5.2011 Harminder Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Amrik Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. In pursuance of the order dated 1.5.2011, passed by this Court, the Warrant Officer had visited the Police Station and submitted his report that Mohinder Singh, detenue, was arrested by the police. In support of this, a copy of report lodged in Daily Diary Register was attached with his report wherein it is stated that the detenue has been arrested in case FIR No. 46 dated 30.4.2011, registered at Police Station Amloh under Sections 406, 420 and 120-B IPC. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that in the FIR the petitioner has not been named and on the arrival of the Warrant Officer, the wrongful confinement of the detenue has been made into legal detention by reflecting his arrest in the above said FIR. Criminal Writ Petition No. 993 of 2011 2 Once arrest of the petitioner has been effected, this Court, in the writ petition, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India will not be able to determine the disputed questions of fact. Petitioner, if so advised, may take his lawful remedy for taking the alleged erring officials to task by filing a complaint for wrongful confinement. Petitioner, if so wishes, may also approach the Punjab State Human Rights Commission for seeking compensation. With the observations made above, the writ petition is disposed of. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge May 4, 2011 “DK”