MANDEEP ARORA vs STATE OF PUNJAB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 223 CRM-M-29181-2026 Date of decision: 26.05.2026 MANDEEP ARORA ... Petitioner VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY ***** Present : Mr. J.P.S. Chadha, Advocate, for the petitioner Ms. Manjot Kaur, AAG, Punjab. ***** AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (ORAL) 1. Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 483 BNSS is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.09 dated 04.11.2025, U/Ss 316(5), 318(3), 318(4), 319(2), 336(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2), 61(2) of BNS, 2023 (erstwhile Sections 409, 418, 420, 419, 465, 468, 467, 471, 120-B IPC) & later added on Sections 7(A), 13(1) r/w Section 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (As amended in 2018) registered at P.S. Punjab State Crime Police Station, SAS Nagar (Mohali). 2. Learned Senior Counsel contends that the petitioner has been in custody for the last about 02 months and 11 days. He is known to the complainant for the last more than two decades and had taken a friendly loan of Rs.3,40,000/-, which he returned on 14.09.2024, for which reference is made to the online payment receipts (Annexures P-6 and P-7); challan was presented on