NISHANT vs M/S PAL HIRE PURCHASE AND FINANCE CORPORATION

CRM-M-16418-2026 1 202 (1st case) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-16418-2026 Nishant ....Petitioner versus M/s Pal Hire Purchase and Finance Corporation ....Respondent Date of Decision: May 19, 2026 Date of Uploading: May 19, 2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Vijay Lath, Advocate and Mr. Naveen Sharma (Moudgil), Advocate for the petitioner. None for the respondent. ***** SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 438 of the Cr. P.C., 1973 for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in complaint case No.NACT/4500/2019 of 17.09.2019, under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 titled as “M/s Pal Hire Purchase and Finance Corporation versus Nishant”. 2. On 27.03.2026, the following order was passed: “Apprehending his arrest in a Criminal Complaint No.NACT/4500/2019 of 17.09.2019 under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act titled as "M/s. Pal Hire Purchase and Finance Corporation Versus Nishant"; the petitioner has preferred this petition under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking pre-arrest bail. Counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, contends that the pe