HARDEEP SINGH @ DEEP vs STATE OF PUNJAB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 217 CRM-M-28580-2026 Date of decision: 25.05.2026 HARDEEP SINGH @ DEEP ......Petitioner VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB .......Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ ***** Present: - Mr. Himanshu Bansal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Mohit Kapoor, Senior DAG, Punjab. ***** VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) The instant first petition has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for the grant of regular bail in case bearing FIR No. 6 dated 09.01.2020, registered under Section(s) 379-B read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 at Police Station Talwandi Sabo, District Bathinda, Punjab. 2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner contends that the present FIR was registered on the complaint of one Kulwinder Singh, who was working as a Collection Agent with Muthoot Finance Company. As per the complainant, on 09.01.2020 he had collected an amount of approximately Rs.1,00,000/- from various villages in connection with the VISHAL SHARMA 2026.05.26 11:54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-28580-2026 -2- business of the company and that at about