RAKESH CHANDRA NAUGAIN vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-17183-2026 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. 211 CRM-M-17183-2026 (O&M). Date of Decision: 05.05.2026. Rakesh Chandra Naugain ....Petitioner. VERSUS State of Punjab ....Respondent. **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH --- Present: Ms. Sukhmanjot Kaur, Advocate for Mr. Amit Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Vinay Malhotra, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. **** SANJAY VASHISTH, J. (Oral) 1. Prayer in this petition, filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 (earlier Section 438 Cr.P.C.), is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, who has been booked in a criminal case arising out of First Information Report, as detailed hereunder:- Name of FIR Date Section(s) Police District petitioner(s) No. Station Rakesh Chandra 32 11.2.2026 408 IPC Sadar, Amritsar Naugain Amritsar 2. On 30.03.2026, following order was passed:- “1. xxx 2. Complainant Jatinder Kumar, has alleged that petitioner Rakesh Chandra Naugain and his other accomplices/associates while rendering canteen services at multiple locations at Khanna Paper Mills has committed huge financial misconduct by committing theft/fraud and JITENDER 2026.05.06 14:06 I attest to the