AYUSHMAN SHARMA vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR

CRM-M-26428-2026 (O&M) -1- 2026:PHHC:096072 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-26428-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 15.07.2026 Ayushman Sharma ...Petitioner(s) Vs. State of Punjab and another ... Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.S. SHEKHAWAT Present: Mr. Sidhant Vermani, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Amit Rana, Sr. DAG, Punjab. FRR N.S. SHEKHAWAT, J. (Oral) 1. The petitioner has filed the present petition under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short BNSS, 2023) with a prayer to grant anticipatory bail to him in case FIR No.78, dated 28.03.2026, registered under Sections 318(4), 316(4) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short BNS) [corresponding Sections 420, 408 of IPC], at Police Station Gate Hakima, Amritsar, District Amritsar. 2. While granting the concession of interim anticipatory bail, this Court had noticed the following contentions:- “Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner is working as a salesman with Bhagwati Honda Agency. In fact, it has been shown that an amount of Rs.3 lakhs approximately was transferred in his account. Since, he did not transfer the amount to SUNIL 2026.07.17 1