BAWA SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP No.5830 of 2026 Date of Decision: 26.05.2026 Bawa Singh .-.. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others «ee Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ weve ke Present: Mr. Angrej Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K. D. Sachdeva, DAG, Punjab. etek RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J. (ORAL) l. Present petition has been filed praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of habeas corpus directing respondents No.2 & 3 to get release the detenue, namely, Sony Kaur (minor), aged 17 years daughter of the petitioner from the illegal detention of respondents No.4 to 9, 2. This Court vide order dated 18.05.2026 and 21.05.2026 directed the State to produce the detenue before this Court. 3. Today, SI Anisha along with the detenue, namely, Sony Kaur (minor) is present in the Court. The Court has interacted with the detenue, namely, Sony Kaur. She has submitted before this Court that RITTU 2026.05.26 17:26 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRWP No.5830 of 2026 -2- a | she was being harassed by her parents, hence, she voluntarily left the home with respondent No.4, namely, Manpreet Singh. She has apprised the Court