GURWINDER SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-17353-2026 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. 207 CRM-M-17353-2026 (O&M). Date of Decision: 04.05.2026. Gurwinder Singh ....Petitioner. VERSUS State of Punjab ....Respondent. **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH --- Present: Mr. Abhishek K. Kathpal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Vinay Malhotra, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. **** SANJAY VASHISTH, J. (Oral) 1. Prayer in this petition, filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 (earlier Section 438 Cr.P.C.), is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, who has been booked in a criminal case arising out of First Information Report, as detailed hereunder:- Name of FIR Date Section(s) Police District Petitioner (s) No. Station Gurwinder 19 13.12.2025 406 IPC (316(2) of NRI Gurdaspur Singh BNS), 420 IPC Gurdaspur (318(4) BNS) and section 24 of Immigration Act, 1983 2. On 01.04.2026, following order was passed:- “1. xxx 2. As per the allegations in the FIR registered at the instance JITENDER 2026.05.05 12:23 I attest to the accuracy of this document CRM-M-17353-2026 (O&M) 2 of the complainant namely Bhag Masih, it is alleged that the accused persons, namely (1) Agent Gurwinder Singh