KARAN KUMAR @ KALU vs STATE OF PUNJAB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (103) CRM-M-21365-2026 Decided on: 29.05.2026 Uploaded on: 29.05.2026 Karan Kumar @ Kalu ……Petitioner(s) Versus State of Punjab ……Respondent(s) CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Bakul Garg, Advocate for the petitioner (s) Through V.C. Mr. Adhiraj Singh, AAG, Punjab. ***** Sumeet Goel (Oral): 1. Apprehending his arrest in FIR No.26 dated 20.02.2026 registered for offences punishable under Sections 118(1), 126(2), 115(2), 191(3), 190, 351(3) of BNS 2023 at Police Station Phool, District Bathinda; the petitioner has preferred this petition under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking pre-arrest bail. 2. On 20.04.2026, the following order was passed: “Apprehending his arrest in FIR No.26 dated 20.02.2026 registered for offences punishable under Sections 118(1), 126(2), 115(2), 191(3), 190, 351(3) of BNS 2023 at Police Station Phool, District Bathinda; 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 implicated into the FIR in