HARJINDER SINGH vs STATE OF HARYANA

215 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-21417-2026 Date of Decision : 18.05.2026 HARJINDER SINGH …Petitioner Versus STATE OF HARYANA ….Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH Present: Mr. Nirmal Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Pawan Kumar Jhanda, Sr. DAG, Haryana. 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 No. Station (s) Harjinder 12 16.01.2026 212(A), 318(4), Ambala Ambala Singh, 319(2), 336(3), 340, City aged about 61(2) of BNS, 2023 46 years (corresponding to Sections 177, 420, 419, 468, 471, 120-B IPC) 2. On 20.04.2026 the following order was passed:- 2. FIR in the present case was registered under the Court’s direction, and as per the allegations, petitioner-Harjinder Singh, is stated to have arranged an identifier (Shinakhati), namely Vikram. The said identifier was allegedly responsible for identifying an imposter who impersonated one “K