NIRBHAI SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-17110-2026 (O&M) (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (292 ) CRM-M-17110-2026 (O&M) Date of decision : 04.05.2026 NIRBHAI SINGH ... Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Gurkirpal Singh, Advocate for Mr. Jashandeep Singh Sandhu, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Roshandeep Singh, AAG, Punjab **** MANISHA BATRA, J. (ORAL) 1. Through the instant petition under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’), the petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No.06 dated 07.01.2026 registered under Section 420 of IPC (now Sections 319 and 320 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) at Police Station Bhagta Bhaika, District Bathinda. 2. Vide order dated 01.04.2026 passed by this Court, the petitioner was released on interim bail and was directed to join investigation. AMIT SHARMA 2026.05.04 19:35 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-17110-2026 (O&M) (2) 3. Learned State counsel filed status report dated 28.04.2026 and submitted that the petitioner has joined the investigation on 06.04.2026 and he is not required for custodial interrogation. 4. In