SHIKHA CHOPRA vs STATE OF PUNJAB

103 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No. M-29414 of 2026 Date of Decision: 14.07.2026 Shikha Chopra ... Petitioner(s) Versus State of Punjab and Another ... Respondent(s) CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Partap Singh. Present: Mr. Deepak Kumar and Mr. Kuldeep Singh, Advocate for the petitioner(s). Mr. Eklavya Darshi, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondent No.1. Surya Partap Singh, J. 1. This petition for anticipatory bail is the first petition filed by the petitioner under Section 482 of ‘the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023’. It has been filed with regard to a case arising out of FIR No. 76 dated 30.04.2026, for the commission of offence punishable under Section(s) 305, 329(3) & 3(5) of ‘the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023’, Police Station Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), District Police Commissionerate, Ludhiana, Punjab. 2. Vide order dated 02.07.2026, the petitioner was admitted to interim anticipatory bail, subject to the condition of furnishing bonds to the satisfaction of arresting officer. It was also directed that the petitioner shall join the investigation. 3. Heard. DEEPAK KUMAR BHARDWAJ 2026.07.14 19:55 4. I att