GAGAN @ GAGAN MASIH AND OTHERS vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M No.18157 of 2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 204 CRM-M No.18157 of 2026 Date of decision: 26.05.2026 Gagan @ Gagan Masih and others ... Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present:- Mr. Rajat Dogra, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms. Sakshi Bakshi, AAG, Punjab, for the respondent-State. ---- MANISHA BATRA, J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been jointly filed by the petitioners under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) seeking anticipatory bail in the FIR mentioned below:- FIR No. Dated Police Station Sections 12 21.01.2026 Bhindi Saidan, District 118(2), 115(2), 126(2), Amritsar Rural 351(2), 191(3) and 190 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (For short “BNS”) (118(1) of BNS added later on) MANJU 2. Brief facts relevant for the purpose of disposal of this petition 2026.05.27 19:38 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order /judgment Chandigarh CRM-M No.18157 of 2026 -2- are that the aforementioned FIR was registered on the basis of statement recorded by the complainant Sarwan Masih alleging therein that on the evening of 02.09.2025, he