HARJIT SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-30165-2026 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 238 CRM-M-30165-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 29.05.2026 Harjit Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY ***** Present : Mr. Parvinder Singh, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Adesh Pal Singh, AAG Punjab ***** AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (ORAL) 1. Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 483 BNSS is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.9 dated 04.11.2025, registered under Sections 316(5), 318(4), 319(2), 336(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2), 61(2) BNS and 7(A) 13(1) read with 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act at Police Station Punjab State Crime, Police Station Phase-4, SAS Nagar, Mohali. 2. Learned Senior counsel contends that the petitioner has been in custody for more than 6 months. Co-accused Neeraj Kumar Kochhar was in the business of lending money and was facilitating loan, who has since been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 15.05.2026, after being in custody for about 6 months. The amounts were received by the few loanees, after sanctioning by the petitioner, which was returned, as they had borrowed from him