ABHISHEK PRASHAD GUPTA vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-19481-2026 (O&M) (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (210) CRM-M-19481-2026 (O&M) Date of decision : 05.05.2026 ABHISHEK PRASHAD GUPTA ... Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Paras Jagga, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Roshandeep Singh, AAG, Punjab **** MANISHA BATRA, J. (ORAL) 1. Through the instant petition under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’), the petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No.59 dated 03.03.2026 registered under Sections 109, 351(2) and 190 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short “BNS”) and Section 25 of Arms Act at Police Station Moti Nagar, Police Commissionerate Ludhiana. 2. Vide order dated 09.04.2026 passed by this Court, the petitioner was released on interim bail and was directed to join investigation. AMIT SHARMA 2026.05.05 17:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-19481-2026 (O&M) (2) 3. Learned State counsel on instructions states that the petitioner has joined the investigation on 18.04.2026 and he is required for custodial interrogation to know about the whereabouts of