MANPREET SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

108 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-24369-2026 Manpreet Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Date of Decision: 01.05.2026 Date of Uploading: 01.05.2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. H.S. Sandhu, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Adhiraj Singh, AAG, Punjab. ***** SUMEET GOEL, J. (Oral) Present petition has been filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter to be referred as ‘the BNSS’) for grant of pre-arrest/anticipatory bail to the petitioner, in case bearing FIR No.109 dated 16.06.2025 registered under Sections 109, 190, 191 (Section 238 added later on) of BNS 2023 and Sections 25, 27, 54, 59 of the Arms Act, at Police Station Sadar Patti, District Tarn Taran. 2. The gravamen of the FIR in question reflects that the FIR in question was registered on the basis of a complaint filed by the complainant—Sukhdev Singh, wherein it is alleged that Veer Kaur, along with her relatives, used to provoke disputes with the complainant-side. He has further alleged that on 15.06.2025 at about 10:00 PM, while he NAVEEN NAGPAL alongwith his family was having dinner, Veer Kaur along with her ne