234 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 17.03.2025 Harpreet Chawla ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Sumit Kalra, Advocate and Mr. Pulkit Sethi, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Nitesh Sharma, DAG, Punjab.

Mr. Keshav Pratap Singh, Advocate for respondent No.4.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL)

Present criminal writ petition has been filed under Articles

226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of habeas corpus directing respondents No.2 & 3 to produce the alleged detenue-

daughter of the petitioner, namely, Ehsaas.

Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, contends that the petitioner is mother of the alleged detenue, who is aged about 04 -05 years. He further submits that respondent No.4 told the petitioner that his mother is suffering from cancer and undergoing treatments, therefore, he wanted to keep his daughter with his mother and took the minor daughter of the petitioner with him forcefully. He further submits that in view of her minor age, the detenue must be in custody of her natural mother i.e. the petitioner. As suc