Gurkaran Singh Dhaliwal vs State of Punjab

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2025 Supreme(P&H) 23

HARPREET SINGH BRAR
Gurkaran Singh Dhaliwal – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. R.S. Rai Senior, Advocate, Mr. Amit Jhanji Senior, Advocate, Mr. Gautam Dutt Adv., Mr. Harlove Singh Randhawa Adv., Mr. Shiv Kumar Sharma Adv., Mr. Satinder Pal Singh Adv., Mr. Gursher Singh Adv., Mr. Arnav Ghai Adv., Mr. Jashan Bains Adv., Mr. Dhruv Trehan Adv., Mr. Shashank Shekhar Sharma Adv., Mr. Vinod Ghai Senior, Advocate, Mr. Arjun S. Rai Adv., Mr. G.S. Dhillon Adv.
For the Respondent: Mr. Subhash Godara AAG, Punjab, Mr. Deepender Singh AAG, Punjab

Table of Content
1. writ petition for habeas corpus filed. (Para 1 , 2)
2. arguments regarding illegal detention. (Para 3 , 4 , 5)
3. warrant officer's report and procedural validity. (Para 6 , 7)
4. safeguards regarding police detention. (Para 8 , 9)
5. impact of arrest on personal reputation. (Para 10 , 11)
6. requirement to inform the grounds of arrest. (Para 12 , 13)
7. need for procedural compliance during arrest. (Para 14 , 15)
8. specific facts of the case indicate illegal custody. (Para 16 , 17)
9. role and limitations of the warrant officer. (Para 18 , 19)
10. release order due to illegal detention. (Para 20)
11. final ruling and order for release of detenu. (Para 21)
12. no opinion on merits; case can proceed. (Para 22 , 23)

JUDGMENT :

Mr. Harpreet Singh Brar, J.

1. The present criminal writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter ‘ BNSS ’) seeking the following reliefs:

(ii) declaration of the arrest of the detenu – Pushpinder Pal Singh Dhali