PARDEEP SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

1 CRM-M-29367-2026 132 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-29367-2026 Pardeep Singh ….Petitioner versus State of Punjab …Respondent Date of decision: July 15, 2026 Date of Uploading: July 15, 2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present:- Mr. Amandeep Singh Sandhu, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Adhiraj Singh Thind, AAG Punjab. ***** SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 seeking grant of regular bail to the petitioner, in case bearing FIR No.78 dated 22.08.2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 468, 471, 120-B of the IPC, 1860, at Police Station Joga, District Mansa. 2. The gravamen of the allegations in the FIR in question is that the complainant, namely, Raj Singh Pardeep Singh (petitioner herein) and his sister, Navdeep Kaur alias Mandeep Kaur, induced the complainant by assuring that they would arrange visas for the complainant, his son and his daughter for travel to Cyprus. On this representation, a deal was finalized for a total consideration of ₹9,00,000/-, out of which the complainant allegedly paid a sum of ₹4,52,000/-, comprising ₹2,52,000/- in cash and the rema