GURPREET SINGH SIDHU vs STATE OF PUNJAB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 118 CRM-M-34486-2026 Date of decision: 17.07.2026 Date of uploading: 17.07.2026 Gurpreet Singh Sidhu ….Petitioner versus State of Punjab ….Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present:- Mr. Sonpreet S. Brar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Adhiraj Singh, AAG, Punjab. ***** SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL) 1. Present petition has been filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No. 41 dated 22.09.2023 registered for the offences punishable under Section 420 of IPC, at Police Station City Ahmedgarh, District Malerkotla. 2. The case set up in the FIR in question (as set out by the petitioner in the present petition) is as follows:- “ It is on record that vide order No. 858/P dated 21.09.2023, SSP Sir Malerkotla has issued an order against Shelly Batta W/o Vivek Batta and Ashu Batta, residents of Batta Bagh Railway Road, near Bhagat Singh Chowk, Ahmedgarh, District Malerkotla, mobile numbers 70092-50150, 88472-29060, for a civil case against Gurpreet Singh Sidhu, owner of Emerging Valley Private Limited, resident of Mohali, who is in jail under Section 420 IPC. To the SS