KULDEEP SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

276 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M No.23908 of 2026 Date of decision: 22.05.2026 Kuldeep Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Present :- Mr. Dilpreet Singh Gandhi, Advocate and Mr. Sagar Bathla, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Surinderjit S. Nahar, AAG, Punjab for the respondent-State. Mr. K.D.S. Sidhu, Advocate for the complainant. ***** MANDEEP PANNU, J. (Oral) 1. This is the first petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (earlier Section 438 Cr.P.C.) seeking grant of pre-arrest/anticipatory bail to the petitioner in FIR No.101 dated 14.04.2026, registered under Sections 306 and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding to Sections 381 and 420 IPC, 1860), at Police Station Gate Hakima, District Police Commissionerate, Amritsar. 2. Brief facts of the present case are that the FIR in question came to be registered on the basis of an application moved by the complainant, namely Captain Channan Singh Sidhu, owner of Sandeep Gas NEETU RANI 2026.05.22 15:58 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment PHHC, CHD CRM-M No.23908