JASWINDER SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 102 CRM-M-33104-2025 DECIDED ON: 14.07.2026 JASWINDER SINGH .....PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB .....RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH. Present: Mr. Arjun Shukla, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Neeraj Madaan, Sr. DAG, Punjab. Mr. A.P.S. Mann, Advocate, for the complainant. SANJAY VASHISTH, J (ORAL) 1. Present petition has been filed by the petitioner, seeking grant of anticipatory bail, in case, FIR No.154, dated 25.04.2025, under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 of IPC registered at Police Station City Kharar, District SAS Nagar. 2. After hearing the submissions addressed by counsel for the petitioner, on 23.06.2025, following order was passed:- “1. xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx 2. Genesis of the present FIR arises from the sanction of a personal loan on 24.07.2012 by the Punjab State Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank, Kharar (for short, ‘PADB, Kharar’) to one Satnam Singh. The loan amount was allegedly shown as cleared on the basis of a purported clearance certificate bearing No. 182 dated 18.06.2018, allegedly issued by the petitioner in his capacity as Branch Manager. As per the allegations, the loan