PUNAM vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

112 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-4823-2026 Date of decision: 11.05.2026 Punam .....Petitioner versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ *** Present :- Mr. Gandharv Malhotra, Advocate for Mr. Gitesh Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Tanuj Sharma, AAG, Haryana. Mr. Rajpal Singh, Advocate Mr. G.S. Verma, Advocate for respondents No.4 to 7. *** RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) 1. Present petition filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India is for issuance of a writ in the nature of habeas corpus for directing respondents No.1 to 3 to recover all the four detenues (minor children of the petitioner) and to restore the custody of them to the petitioner, who are illegally detained and concealed by the private respondents. Further prayer has been made for directing respondents No.3 to 6 to immediately disclose the whereabouts of the children, produce and hand over the custody of all four minors to the petitioner forthwith. 2. The Court has interacted with the parties and with their children as well. 3. Petitioner, who is present in the Court, in person, has submitted that presently, her matrim