Punjab and Haryana High Court
CRWP/8266/2026 of ARPANA Vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS on 17 July 2026
1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND H ARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (238) CRWP-8266-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision:-17.07.2026 ARPANA … Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Present: Mr. Vaibhav Vats, Advocate for the petitioner.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND H ARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH
Date of Decision:-17.07.2026
ARPANA
… Petitioner
Versus
STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS
...Respondents
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL
Present:
Mr. Vaibhav Vats, Advocate
for the petitioner.
Mr. Gurpartap Singh, AAG Punjab
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VIRINDER AGGARWAL
, J
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1. The present petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ in the nature of habeas corpus for release of the detenues, namely Gopaljee Jha and Dheeraj Kumar Jha, who are stated to be husband and son of the petitioner, respectively and they have been forcibly taken away by respondents No.3 and 4.
2. Report of the Warrant Officer has been received, which is taken on record.
3. As per the report, the detenues namely Gopaljee Jha and Dheeraj Kumar Jha were found sitting in the Police Station, Ramgarh by the Warrant Officer. The alleged detenues stated that they had been brought to the police post by the police while they were carrying out constructions work on their plot. The police, however, stated that they had been called to the police post in connection with a complaint regarding illegal construction and were asked to produce the ownership POONAM 2026.07.17 18:18 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document documents of the land on which they were raising the construction. After that, the petitioner confirmed that the detenues were released in the presence of the warrant officer.
4. In view of this, the instant petition stands disposed of.
5. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, are also disposed of. (VIRINDER AGGARWAL) 17th July, 2026 JUDGE Poonam Whether reasoned / speaking? Yes / No Whether reportable? Yes / No POONAM 2026.07.17 18:18 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document