AKASH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-33083-2026 1 121 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-33083-2026 Akash ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Date of Decision: July 14, 2026 Date of Uploading: July 14, 2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Arshad Ali, Advocate for the petitioner (presence marked through video-conferencing). Mr. Adhiraj Singh Thind, AAG Punjab. ***** SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of concession of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, in case FIR No. 0043 (Annexure P-1) dated 13.04.2026, registered under Section 140 (3) & 61(2) BNS, 2023 (erstwhile Section 365 & 120-B IPC), at Police Station Lambra, District Jalandhar. 2. On 08.06.2026, the following order was passed: “The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 seeking anticipatory bail in FIR No.0043 (Annexure P-1) dated 13.04.2026 under Sections 140(3) & 61(2) BNS, 2023 (Section 365 and 120-B IPC) registered at Police Station Lambra, District Jalandhar, Punjab. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petition