SARINDER SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 115 CRWP-7282-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 23.06.2026 Sarinder Singh …Petitioner V/s State of Punjab and others …Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM AGGARWAL Present: Mr. G.S. Randhawa, Advocate, for the petitioner. (through video conference) Mr. Amit Shukla, DAG, Punjab. *** VIKRAM AGGARWAL, J (ORAL) This petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of a writ in the nature of habeas corpus and for appointment of a Warrant Officer, with a roving writ to search for the alleged detenue, at the premises of respondents No.3 to 10 and get the detenue released from the illegal custody of respondents No.3 to 10. 2. On 17.06.2026, the following order was passed:- “Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner inter alia contends that the official respondents have unlawfully detained detenue- Jatinder Singh i.e. son of the petitioner herein at the behest of the private respondents. He further contends that notwithstanding the petitioner having sustained injuries in an attack orchestrated by the private respondents themselves, the police is compelling the petitioner to enter in