GOUTAM vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-25483-2026 1 111 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-25483-2026 Goutam ....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 07.05.2026, the following order was passed: “Apprehending his arrest in FIR No. 0043 (Annexure P-1) dated 13.04.2026, registered under Section 140 (3) & 61(2) BNS, 2023 (Section 365 & 120-B IPC) at Police Station Lambra, District Jalandhar; the petitioner has preferred this petition under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking pre-arrest bail. Counsel for the petitioner, inte