ANITA SHARMA ALIAS SUNITA SHARMA vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-3442-2026 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. 206/2 CRM-M-3442-2026 (O&M). Date of Decision: 20.05.2026. Anita Sharma @ Sunita Sharma ....Petitioner. VERSUS State of Punjab ....Respondent. **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH --- Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. Manjinder Singh Bhullar, DAG, Punjab. **** SANJAY VASHISTH, J. (Oral) 1. Prayer in this petition, filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 (earlier Section 438 Cr.P.C.), is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, who has been booked in a criminal case arising out of First Information Report, as detailed hereunder:- Name of FIR Date Section(s) Police District petitioner(s) No. Station Anita Sharma @ 143 18.10.2025 115(2), 109, 191(3), Basti Ludhiana Sunita Sharma 190, 351(3) of BNS, Jodhewal 2023 and 25/27 of the Arms Act, 1959 2. On 22.01.2026, following order was recorded:- “1. xxx 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, submits that as per the FIR lodged by the complainant Aarti Sharma, the alleged incident occurred on 18.10.2025 at about 2:20 p.m., wherein an exchange of heated words took place, followed by a scuffle, during which the accused persons a