JAGDEEP SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-9565-2026(O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 110 CRM-M-9565-2026(O&M) DATE OF DECISION: 05.05.2026 Jagdeep Singh ........Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab .........Respondent CORAM HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA Present Mr. Suvir Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anup Singh, AAG, Punjab. *** SUBHAS MEHLA, J (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short - ‘the BNSS’) seeking grant of anticipatory bail in case bearing FIR No.40 dated 06.02.2026 (Annexure P-1) under Sections 316(2) and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 (for short - ‘the BNS’) registered at Police Station Civil Lines, District Patiala. 2. Succinctly, the present FIR has been registered on the allegations that gold loan of the petitioner was already processed with Punjab & Sind Bank; thereafter, the petitioner approached the bank of complainant, namely, RBL Bank, for enhancement of loan amount; accordingly, RBL Bank offered to enhance the same to the tune of Rs. 15,50,000/- and it was agreed that the gold would be handed over once SONIA PURI 2026.05.31 12:27 I attest to the accuracy and in