MAHESH KUMAR VERMA vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTEHR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (208) CRM-M-16179-2026 Decided on: 11.05.2026 Uploaded on: 11.05.2026 Mahesh Kumar Verma ……Petitioner(s) Versus State of Punjab and another ……Respondent(s) CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Ankur Jain, Advocate, for the petitioner (s). Mr. Hemant Aggarwal, DAG, Punjab. Ms. Anjali Chaudhary, Advocate, for respondent No.2. ***** Sumeet Goel (Oral): 1. Apprehending his arrest in FIR No. 26 dated 03.03.2026 (Annexure P-1) Under Section 318(4) 336(2) 336(3) 340(2) 3(5) of BNS (earlier Sections 420, 465, 468, 471 & 34 of IPC) and Section 24 of Emigration Act, registered at Police Station Sudhar, District Ludhiana Rural; the petitioner has preferred this petition under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking pre-arrest bail. 2. On 07.04.2026, the following order was passed: “Learned State counsel has filed status report by way of affidavit of Varinder Singh Khosa, PPS, DSP, Dakha, District NAVEEN NAGPAL 2026.05.11 16:34 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment HIgh Court Chandigarh CRM-M-16179-2026 Page |2 Ludhiana (Rural) in Court today. The same be kept on record. Copy