HARDEEP SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-27585-2026 (O&M) (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (205) CRM-M-27585-2026 (O&M) Date of decision : 17.07.2026 HARDEEP SINGH ... Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. J.K. Singla, Advocate and Ms. Suman Rani, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Sakshi Bakshi, AAG, Punjab **** MANISHA BATRA, J. (ORAL) 1. Through the instant petition under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’), the petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No.72 dated 21.03.2026 registered under Sections 303(2), 126(2), 115(2), 191(3), 190 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short “BNS”) (Section 117(2) of BNS added later on) at Police Station Bhikhi, District Mansa. 2. Vide order dated 15.05.2026 passed by this Court, the petitioner was released on interim bail and was directed to join investigation. AMIT SHARMA 2026.07.17 17:01 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-27585-2026 (O&M) (2) 3. Learned State counsel filed status report dated 09.07.2026 and on instructions states that the petitioner has joined the investigation on 24.05.2026 and has submit