IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Sr. No.111 CRWP-5447-2026 Date of Decision: 08.05.2026 DALVIR SINGH AND OTHERS ...Petitioners Versus COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND OTHERS ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Present:- Mr. Kanwar Abhay Singh, Advocate for the petitioners.

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MANDEEP PANNU, J. (Oral)

1. The present criminal writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus directing the respondents No.1, 2 and 5 to release the detenue namely Simran Kaur, aged about 15 years, from the alleged illegal custody of the private respondents and to hand over her custody to the petitioners, being her natural guardians.

2. Notice of motion.

3. On the asking of the Court, Mr. H.S. Wadhwa, DAG, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the official respondents and, on instructions from the concerned police official, submits that pursuant to the directions issued by this Court, the detenue Simran Kaur was produced before the Child Welfare Committee constituted under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. It is further submitted that after considering the welfare