ARSHDEEP SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-12227-2026 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. 202 CRM-M-12227-2026 (O&M). Date of Decision: 04.05.2026. Arshdeep Singh ....Petitioner. VERSUS State of Punjab ....Respondent. **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH --- Present: Mr. Prabhdeep Singh Bhandari, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Vinay Malhotra, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. Vishal Tartyal, Advocate for Mr. Praneet S. Grewal, Advocate for the complainant. **** 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 Station District Petitioner (s) No. Arshdeep 266 21.10.2025 109,126(2),115(2), Bhawanigarh Sangrur 351(2),351(3)191(3), 190 BNS (Section 117(2) added later on) 2. On 11.03.2026, following order was passed:- “xxx xxx Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the JITENDER 2026.05.05 18:47 I attest to the accuracy of this document CRM-M-12227-2026 (O&M) 2 petitioner, a young boy aged 26 years with no c