LOVEPREET SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M No.33665 of 2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 102 CRM-M No.33665 of 2026 Date of decision: 14.07.2026 Lovepreet Singh ... Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present:- Ms. Gurpreet Kaur, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Ruchika Sabherwal, Sr. DAG, Punjab, for the respondent-State. ---- MANISHA BATRA, J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) seeking anticipatory bail in the FIR mentioned below:- FIR No. Dated Police Station Sections 41 22.03.2026 Jhander, District 61 of the Punjab Excise Amritsar Rural Act, 1914 2. As per the allegations, on 22.03.2026, on the basis of a secret information, raid was conducted in the house of the petitioner and recovery of 300 kg. of lahan and 12 bottles containing illicit liquor and working still was effected from the same. The petitioner was not found MANJU present at the spot. Apprehending his arrest, he moved an application for 2026.07.15 17:27 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order /judgment Chandigarh CRM-M No.33665 of 2026 -2- grant