GULZAR SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh 110 CRM-M-25479-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision:- 06.05.2026 Gulzar Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA Present:- Mr. Inderjeet Singh Chawla, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** SUBHAS MEHLA, J. (Oral) 1. The instant petition under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023 (438 of Cr.P.C.), has been filed for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.0054 dated 03.04.2026, registered under Sections 329(3) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 3(1) of Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984, at Police Station Sadar Jalalabad, District Fazilka. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that there has been an inordinate and unexplained delay in the registration of the FIR. It is further submitted that the present case arises out of village friction, as civil litigation regarding demarcation of land, is already pending between the Gram Panchayat and the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted that the allegations pertain only to alleged damage to a demarcation pillar and do not involve any injury to any person. It is furthe