JAGTAR SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (103-A) CRM-M-13024-2026 O&M) Decided on: 04.05.2026 Uploaded on: 04.05.2026 Jagtar Singh ……Petitioner(s) Versus State of Punjab ……Respondent(s) CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Kanwal Goyal & Ms. Shruti Jain Goyal, Advocates for the petitioner (s). Mr. Adhiraj Singh, AAG, Punjab. Mr. Ranjit Singh Sidhu, Advocate for the complainant. ***** Sumeet Goel (Oral): 1. Apprehending his arrest in FIR No.4 dated 8.1.2026 registered for offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 316(2), 61(2) of BNS 2023 at Police Station Longowal, District Sangrur; the petitioner has preferred this petition under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking pre-arrest bail. 2. On 11.03.2026, the following order was passed: “Apprehending his arrest in FIR No.04 dated 08.01.2026 registered for offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 316(2), 61(2) of BNS 2023 at Police Station Longowal, District Sangrur; the petitioner has preferred this petition under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking pre-arrest bail. Counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, contends that the petitioner has been falsely