Chandigarh, March 12 -- Punjabi music producer Pushpinder Dhaliwal, arrested for cheating and exploiting Punjabi singer and actress Sunanda Sharma on Saturday, was released on Tuesday afternoon after the Punjab and Haryana high court declared his arrest illegal.

"Detenue namely Pushpinder Pal Singh Dhaliwal alias Pinky Dhaliwal, father of the petitioner, is stated to be in the custody of Mataur police station, Mohali. He is ordered to be released immediately if his custody is not required in connection with any other case," the bench of justice HS Brar said after taking note of the facts put forth by the lawyers and observing that reasons of ordering release would be recorded later in the detailed order.

Known as Pinky Dhaliwal, the acc...