RAHUL CHAUDHARY @ CHUCHA vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-14939-2026 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 224 CRM-M-14939-2026 (O&M) Decided on : 12.05.2026 Rahul Chaudhary @Chucha ..... Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab ..... Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA PARTAP SINGH Present : Mr. Sandeep Godara, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rohit Bansal, Sr. DAG Punjab. ***** SURYA PARTAP SINGH, J. Receipt regarding deposit of costs of Rs.2500/-, imposed vide order dated 28.04.2026, has been placed on record. 2. This petition for bail is the first petition, filed by the petitioner under Section 483 of ‘the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023’. It has been filed with regard to a case arising out of FIR No.214 dated 08.12.2025, for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 308(4), 351(3), 61(2) and 62 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, hereinafter being referred to as ‘BNS’, Police Station Division No.2, District Pathankot. 3. The abovementioned FIR came into being at the instance of ‘Raj Kumar @Raju’, hereinafter being referred to as ‘complainant’ only. It was stated by the above-named complainant that he was a property dealer by profession, and that about 15 days ago, ‘Rahul @Chucha’ (the pet