JIVTESH SETHI vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRA-D-760-2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRA-D-760-2026 JUDGEMENT JUDGEMENT OPERATIVE PART UPLOADED ON RESERVED ON PRONOUNCED PRONOUNCED OR ON FULL 21.05.2026 27.05.2026 FULL 28.05.2026 PRONOUNCED Jivtesh Sethi ...Appellant Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR Present: Mr. Arnav Sood, Advocate and Mr. Manpreet Singh, Advocate for the appellant. Ms. Pooja Nayar Sharma, DAG, Punjab. . **** ANOOP CHITKARA, J. FIR No. Dated Police Station Section 21 09.03.2022 Nurpur Bedi 16, 18, 20, 40 of UAPA, Sections 5 of Punjab Prevention of Damage to the Public and Private Property Act 2014 120 B IPC and 3, 4 of Explosive Act Criminal Case number before the Sessions Court CNR No.PBRO010009372026 CIS No.BA-292/2026 Date of Decision 04.04.2026 1. Aggrieved by the dismissal of regular bail by the Additional Sessions Judge, vide order dated 04.04.2026, the appellant had come before this Court by filing the present appeal under Section 21 of NIA 2008, seeking bail in the FIR mentioned above. 2. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that he is entitled to bail on parity with one of the co-accu