233 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 18.05.2026 Baljit Kaur ....Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and Others ....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Present: Mr. Chetan Bansal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Hardeep Singh Wadhwa, DAG, Punjab Mr. Prateek Sodhi, Advocate for respondents No.4 to 7 MANDEEP PANNU J. (Oral)

The present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of habeas corpus for release of the detenue-minor son (Jujhar Singh) of the petitioner aged 2 years and 3 months, alleging that he was being illegally detained by respondents-grandparents.

It is the case of the petitioner-mother that she is married to respondent No.3 and they went to United Kingdom and their son, Jujhar Singh, (alleged detenue) was born to them in United Kingdom. Thereafter, matrimonial dispute arose between petitioner and her husband. When petitioner visited India alongwith her son in April 2025, private respondents No. 5 and 6 requested her to let minor son remain with them and they promised that when she will return, they will hand over the child to her. Petitioner was i