RAMESH KUMAR vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-19453-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 226 CRM-M-19453-2026 Decided on : 16.07.2026 Ramesh Kumar . . . Petitioner(s) Versus State of Punjab . . . Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH PRESENT: Mr. Akshay Chadha, Advocate for the petitioner(s). Mr. Vinay Malhotra, DAG, Punjab assisted by ASI Sukhwinder Singh. **** SANJAY VASHISTH, J. (Oral) 1. The instant petition has been filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 (earlier Section 439 Cr.P.C.), for grant of regular bail to the petitioner, during the pendency of trial, who has been booked in a criminal case arising out of First Information Report, as detailed here-under:- Name of FIR Date Section(s) Police District Petitioner(s) No. Station Ramesh 0002 24.01.2026 S. 7, 7-A of Prevention of Vigilanc Ludhiana Kumar Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended e vide Prevention of Corruption Bureau Amendment Act, 2018) and S. 61(2) of BNSS, 2023 (S. 120-B of IPC) 2. As per the allegations in the FIR, registered at the instance of complainant – Gurmeet Singh @ Kaka, on 08.12.2025, HC Ramesh Kumar (petitioner herein), who was already known to the complainant, met him in Khanna Market and informed him