BALWANT SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-19625-2026 (O&M) (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (211-2) CRM-M-19625-2026 (O&M) Date of decision : 05.05.2026 BALWANT SINGH ... Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Gurbir Singh Dhillon, 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.0032 dated 08.03.2026 registered under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 296, 351(3), 191(3) and 190 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short “BNS”) at Police Station Jodhan, District 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. 3. Learned State counsel filed status report dated 27.04.2026 and on instructions states that the petitioner has joined the investigation AMIT SHARMA 2026.05.05 17:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-19625-2026 (O&M) (2) on 23.03.2026 and then on 10.04.2026. Learned State counsel has s