BIRINDERDEEP SINGH CHAWLA @ BIRI CHAWLA vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-18296-2026 (O & M) ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (204) CRM-M-18296-2026 (O & M) Date of decision: 16.07.2026 Birenderdeep Singh Chawla @ Biri Chawla ... Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present: Mr. Naveen Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. M.S. Toor, AAG, Punjab. **** JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks the grant of anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS, 2023 (Section 438 Cr.P.C.) in case bearing FIR No.53 dated 27.02.2025 under Sections 420/120-B IPC (Sections 318 and 61 of BNS) registered at Police Station Division No.5, Police Commissionerate, Ludhiana, District Ludhiana. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that pursuant to the interim order dated 01.05.2026 passed by this Court, the petitioner has joined the investigation. The learned State counsel on instructions submits that the petitioner has joined the investigation in terms of the order dated 01.05.2026 and is not required for custodial interrogation. In view of the above, the interim order dated 01.05.2026 is SUKHPREET KAUR 2026.07.16 18:32 made absolute. I attest to the accuracy and integrit