GURSEWAK SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-29220-2026 (O&M) 1 110 apenas] 2026: PHHC:080449 fester IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-29220-2026 (O&M) DECIDED ON: 21.05.2026 GURSEWAK SINGH «es PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB «+s RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Present: Mr. N.S. Gill, Advocate for the petitioner. MANDEEP PANNU, J (ORAL) 1. Present first petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (earlier Section 438 Cr.P.C.) for grant of pre-arrest/anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.216 dated 16.09.2023 registered under Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (corresponding to Section 316 of the BNS, 2023) at Police Station City Sunam, District Sangrur. 2. As per the allegations levelled in the prosecution case, the present petitioner along with co-accused, while working in Ashirwad Micro Finance Company, Branch Sunam, embezzled an amount of Rs.90,05,065/-. It has been alleged that the petitioner and co-accused used to collect monthly instalments towards the loans advanced by the company from various borrowers, however, instead of depositing the collected amount with the POONAM NEGI 2026.05.21 16:53 I attest