JASPREET SINGH @ JASSI vs STATE OF PUNJAB

2026 PHHC:095725 CRM-M-22911-2026 (O&M) era -I- 204 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-22911-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 14.07.2026 JASPREET SINGH @ JASSI wee PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB esse RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL Present: Mr. Ram Bhati, Advocate for Mr. Harpreet Singh Jakhal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Sukhbeer Singh, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Yadwinder Singh, Advocate for the complainant. SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL J. Chk 1. Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in case vide FIR No.40 dated 03.04.2026, under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 Indian Penal Code, Police Station Ghall Khurd, Tehsil and District Ferozepur. This is the first petition for anticipatory bail. 2. Complainant Lalit Mohan Beri son of Jagdish Chander Beri made a complaint to the police on the lines that he was owner/partner of Ghall Petrol Pump, Ghall Khurd, District Ferozepur. Accused Jaspreet Singh @ Jassi, who was an employee in the petrol pump for the last 7 years, had been maintaining account books and records, On 03.04.2024, when he checked the daily account books, entries of Rs.25,000/- in the name of 2 landlords were found suspicious. On inquiry,