Abc(Minor) v. State Of Union Territory Chandigarh
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : December 04, 2024 ABC(MINOR) -PETITIONER V/S STATE OF UNION TERRITORY CHANDIGARH -RESPONDENT
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI
Present:
Mr. Pratham Sethi, Advocate for the petitioner.
Mr. Manish Bansal, P.P., U.T. Chandigarh with Ms. Diksha Sharma, Advocate and A.S.I. Rampal Singh (I.O.) *** KULDEEP TIWARI, J. (ORAL)
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Yes/No Whether Reportable :
Yes/No