ROBIND MASIH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

105 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No. M-25937 of 2026 Date of Decision: 26.05.2026 Robin Masih ... Petitioner(s) Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent(s) CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Partap Singh. Present: Mr. Anureet Singh Sidhu and Ms. Chandanpreet Kaur Ahluwalia, Advocates for the petitioner(s). Mr. Eklavya Darshi, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondent. Surya Partap Singh, J. 1. This petition for anticipatory bail is the first petition filed by the petitioner under Section 482 of ‘the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023’. It has been filed with regard to a case arising out of FIR No. 80 dated 23.03.2026, for the commission of offence punishable under Section(s) 111(3), 299 & 325 of ‘the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023’, Section 11 of ‘the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960’ and Section(s) 3 & 5 of ‘the Punjab Prohibition of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955’, Police Station Civil Lines Patiala, District Patiala, Punjab. 2. Vide order dated 08.05.2026, the petitioner was admitted to interim anticipatory bail, subject to the condition of furnishing bonds to the satisfaction of arresting officer. It was also directed that t