SONU Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) 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, 31 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 Respondent No. 4.

(2.) ON January 19, 2011, this Court had appointed a Warrant Officer, who submitted his report dated 22nd January, 2011, wherein it was stated as under:

(3.) THEREFORE , on February 2, 2011, this Court passed a detailed order directing the Senior Superintendent of Police, Ludhiana to constitute a special team to find out the whereabouts of the alleged detenues. Relevant portion of the said order reads as under: