NARINDER SINGH @ NARENDER SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-21127-2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 106 CRM-M-21127-2026 (O&M) Narinder Singh @ Narender Singh ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent Date of decision: 04.05.2026 Date of Uploading : 04.05.2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Veneet Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Adhiraj Singh Thind, AAG Punjab. ***** SUMEET GOEL, J. (Oral) 1. 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.44 dated 26.03.2026, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 63 of the Copy Right Act, 1957 at Police Station A Division, Amritsar. 2. The brief facts, as culled out from the FIR in question, are that the instant FIR has been registered on the basis of a complaint made by one Sandeep Chaudhary, who claimed to be working as a Field Officer with Netrica Consulting India Pvt. Ltd. He alleged that he was duly authorized to look into instances of copyright infringement on behalf of reputed brands such as Levi Strauss & Co., Calvin Klein, Zara, Under Armour,