BALWANT SINGH @ BANT SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-19672-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 208 CRM-M-19672-2026 Date of decision: 12th May, 2026 Balwant Singh @ Bant Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Kunal Sharma, Advocate and Mr. Sahdev, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Sakshi Bakshi, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. Monty Goyal, Advocate for the complainant. *** MANISHA BATRA, J (ORAL):- The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) by the petitioner seeking grant of anticipatory bail in case bearing FIR No. 28 dated 03.03.2026 registered under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 351(3), 191(3) and 190 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNS’) (Section 118(2) of BNS was added later on) at Police Station Sudhar, District Ludhiana Rural. 2. The aforementioned FIR was registered on the basis of the statement recorded by the complainant-Harpreet Singh, alleging therein that on the morning of 20.01.2026, he, along with his daughter and son, was present in his house. On hearing some loud noises, he came outside and found PARVEEN SHARMA 2026.05.13 1