HARBHAJAN SINGH @ MANNI AND ANR vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M No.26558 of 2026 -1- 106 THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M No.26558 of 2026 Date of Decision: 11.05.2026 Harbhajan Singh @ Manni and another .....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ ***** Present: Mr. A. S. Khosa, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J. 1. Present petition has been filed praying for the grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.40, dated 01.04.2026, under Sections 21(1) of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, registered at Police Station Chabbewal, District Hoshiarpur. Further prayer has been made for granting ad-interim protection to the petitioner by way of direction to the investigating agency to join him investigation and for staying the arrest of the petitioner during the pendency of the present petition. 2. Succinctly, the facts of the case are that FIR in the present case was got registered on the information received through telephone on 01.04.2026 regarding the illegal mining in the choe of village Bajrawar RITTU 2026.05.13 10:16 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M No.26558 of 2026 -2- and