Honble SINGH, J.–Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners.

(2). By this petition, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner Budh Ram has prayed that a Writ of Habeas Corpus be issued and Kum. Kamla daughter of Jagga Ram resident of Sadulsahar District Sri Ganganagar, who is presently lodged at Nari Niketan, Jaipur be set free.

(3). The facts of the case may be briefly summarised below:

(4). Kum. Kamla daughter of Jagga Ram resident of Sadulsahar, left the house of her father about four months before she was recovered by the police officer. A complaint was filed in the court of Civil Judge (JD) and Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Sadulsahar containing the allegations that she had left the house of her pare-nts and started living with Jaswant Singh. The complaint was sent to the Station House Officer of the Police Station, Sadulsahar, under Section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code and the First Information Report No. 120/99 was registered at the Police Station. During the investigation Kum. Kamla was recovered from the house of Jaswant Singh. She was produced before the Judicial Magistrate, Sadulsa-har. Jaswant Singh was also arrested by the police

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