JASPAL SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-31311-2026 -1- 178 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-31311-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 27.05.2026 Jaspal Singh ... Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA Present: Mr. Ishan Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anup Singh, AAG, Punjab. ******* SUBHAS MEHLA, J. (ORAL) 1. By way of present petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘the BNSS’) (Section 438 of Cr.P.C.), the petitioner is seeking anticipatory bail in the case bearing FIR No.127 dated 20.07.2025 under Sections 406, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, registered at Police Station Machhiwara, District Ludhiana. 2. The allegations qua the petitioner are that he along with co-accused Jugraj Singh defrauded the complainant i.e. a 75 year old widow. The petitioner VISHNU 2026.05.30 14:30 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh CRM-M-31311-2026 -2- impersonated as a NHAI official and in active connivance with co-accused Jugraj Singh, lured the complainant into selling her property by stating that a byepass would be