RAHUL VERMA THROUGH SPA vs STATE OF PUNJAB

102 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-28047-2026 Date of Decision: 21.05.2026 Rahul Verma though SPA …… Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present: Mr. Gurcharan Dass, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.K.D.Sachdeva, DAG, Punjab. Rajesh Bhardwaj, J. (ORAL) 1. Prayer in the present petition is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in a case FIR No.72 dated 04.09.2023, registered under Sections 408, 420 IPC (Section 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B, 474, 201 IPC added lateron), at Police Station Kathgarh, District Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar. 2. On instructions from the petitioner, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner would return to India on 01.07.2026. He, thus, submits that at this stage, he does not press the present petition for the grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and restricts the prayer only to the grant of interim protection to the petitioner to enable him to avail appropriate legal remedies in accordance with law, on his arrival in India. 3. Notice of motion. 4. Mr. Ekompal Sagoo, AAG, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the State. 5. In view o