IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH

Crl.W.P. No.731 of 2012

Date of Decision:14.5.2012

Gurpreet Singh

.... Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab and others

.... Respondents

CORAM: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur

Present:

Mr. L.S. Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Kirat Singh Sidhu, D.A.G. Punjab.

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1.Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to

see the judgment?

2.To be referred to the Reporters or not?

3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?

NIRMALJIT KAUR, J.(Oral)

The present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of

India for issuance of a writ in the nature of Habeas Corpus directing the

respondents to produce the detenue Balwinder Kaur @ Sarabjit Kaur wife of

the petitioner Gurpreet Singh.

In pursuance to the order dated 17.4.2012, the parties are

present in the Court alongwith alleged detenue Balwinder Kaur @ Sarabjit

Kaur.

Alleged detenue Balwinder Kaur @ Sarabjit Kaur got her

statement recorded. As per her statement, she was married to the petitioner.

Her elder daughter fell ill. The petitioner did not provide any financial help.

She asked for Rs.10,000/- from her father. However, s