RAMESH KUMAR BEHL AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER

202 CRA-S-1206-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRA-S-1206-2026 Date of decision: 14.05.2026 RAMESH KUMAR BEHL AND ANR. ….Appellants Versus STATE OF PUNJAB & ANR. ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present:- Mr. Dinesh Mahajan, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Ferry Sofat, Addl. A.G. Punjab and Mr. Rahul Jindal, AAG Punjab. Mr. APS Tung, Advocate for the respondent No.2. ..… RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J. (ORAL) 1. Present appeal is directed against the order dated 02.04.2026 passed by the learned Special Judge, Gurdaspur dismissing the application of the appellants for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.36 dated 20.02.2026 registered under Sections 304(2), 132, 221, 121(1), 351(2), 351(3), of BNS, 2023 (Sections 3(5), 121(2) of the BNS, 2023 and Section 3(1) of the SC/ST Act added lateron) at Police Station City Batala, District Batala. 2. The brief facts of the present case are that the appellants obstructed the ongoing road construction work and also criminally intimidated the complainant and labourers present at the site and also used caste based derogatory remarks against the labourers. It is further alleged PUNEET SHARMA