NIRVAIL SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-15885-2026 1 107 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-15885-2026 Nirvail Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Date of Decision: July 14, 2026 Date of Uploading: July 15, 2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Malkiat S. Hundal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Hemant Aggarwal, DAG Punjab. ***** SUMEET GOEL, J. (Oral) Present petition is the 2nd attempt filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter to be referred as ‘the BNSS’) (erstwhile Section 438 of the Cr. P.C.) for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, in case bearing FIR No.227 dated 24.09.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 115 (2), 117(2), 118(1), 118(2), 351(3), 3(5) of the BNS, 2023, at Police Station Sadar Tarn Taran, District Tarn Taran. Last bail plea for grant of anticipatory bail preferred by the petitioner (herein) was dismissed as withdrawn, vide order dated 29.11.2025 (Annexure P-7). MAHAVIR SINGH 2026.07.15 10:01 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/ judgment CRM-M-15885-2026 2 2. The gravamen of the allegations against the petitioner is that complainant, namel