HARBHAJAN SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (211) CRM-M-15716-2026 Decided on: 06.05.2026 Uploaded on: 06.05.2026 Harbhajan Singh ……Petitioner(s) Versus State of Punjab ……Respondent(s) CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Kushagra Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioner (s). Mr. Hemant Aggarwal, DAG, Punjab. ***** Sumeet Goel (Oral): 1. Apprehending his arrest in FIR No.36 dated 14.02.2026 registered for offences punishable under Section 420 of IPC, at Police Station Dehlon, District Ludhiana; the petitioner has preferred this petition under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking pre-arrest bail. 2. On 20.03.2026, the following order was passed: “Apprehending his arrest in FIR No.36 dated 14.02.2026 registered for offences punishable under Section 420 of IPC, at Police Station Dehlon, District Ludhiana; the petitioner has preferred this petition under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking pre-arrest bail. NAVEEN NAGPAL 2026.05.06 16:28 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment HIgh Court Chandigarh CRM-M-15716-2026 Page |2 Counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, contends that the genesis