PRITAM vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

CRWP-5414-2026 215 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-5414-2026 Date of decision: 15.05.2026 Pritam ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH Present: Mr. Naveen Kumar Mehra, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Amish Sharma, AAG Haryana **** SANJAY VASHISTH, J (ORAL) 1. Instant Habeas Corpus, has been filed by petitioner – Pritam, aged about 40 years, for releasing of detenue namely ‘Seema’, who is daughter of the petitioner, from the illegal custody of respondent No.4 – Gurmeet @ Kaku. 2. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner on 08.05.2026, the following was recorded: “1. xx xx xx xx 2. Counsel for the petitioner contends that on 01.05.2026, detenue, namely Seema, was present at Chandimandir, when Respondent No.4, along with certain other persons, forcibly took away the detenue against her free will and without her consent. Petitioner and his family members attempted to resist and requested the respondents not to forcibly take away the detenue; however, respondent No.4 acted in an aggressive and threatening manner and forcibly removed the detenue from the spot. Thereafter, petitioner ap