KAPIL SETH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (145) CRM-M-19642-2026 (O&M) Decided on: 05.05.2026 Uploaded on: 05.05.2026 Kapil Seth ……Petitioner(s) Versus State of Punjab ……Respondent(s) CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Archit Rana, Advocate, for the petitioner (s). Mr. Adhiraj Singh, AAG, Punjab. ***** Sumeet Goel (Oral): 1. This petition for pre-arrest bail is the first petition filed by the petitioner under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in a case arising out of FIR No.0017 dated 21.02.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 61(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, at Police Station Sadar Sangrur, District Sangrur. 2. On 09.04.2026, the following order was passed: “1. This petition for pre-arrest bail is the first petition filed by the petitioner under Section 482 of ‘the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023’. It has been filed with regard to a case arising out of FIR No.0017 dated 21.02.2025, for the commission NAVEEN NAGPAL 2026.05.05 16:53 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment HIgh Court Chandigarh CRM-M-19642-2026 (O&M) Page |2 of offence punishable under Sectio