MANTHAN vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-25915-2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 222 CRM-M-25915-2026 Date of decision: 18.05.2026 MANTHAN ….Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present:- Mr. Simranjit Singh Makkar, Advocate for the petitioner (Through Video Conferencing). Ms. Amrit Kaur Mahir, AAG, Punjab. ***** RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J. (ORAL) 1. Through the instant petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short “BNSS”), the petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No 0315 dated 06.12.2025 under Section 115(2), 118(1), 298, 191(3), 190, 109, 238 of BNS registered at Police Station Kartarpur, District Jalandhar. 2. On 07.05.2026, the following order was passed by this Court: - “Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 is for grant of anticipatory bail in FIR No 0315 dated 06.12.2025 under Section 115(2), 118(1), 298, 191(3), 190, 109, 238 of BNS registered at Police Station Kartarpur, District Jalandhar. GURPREET 2026.05.19 16:44 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document. CRM-M-25915-2026 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner contends tha