RUPINDER SINGH ALIAS BITTU vs STATE OF PUNJAB

104 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-23677-2026 DECIDED ON: 07.05.2026 RUPINDER SINGH ALIAS BITTU .....PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB .....RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH. Present: Mr. M.S. Dhaliwal, Advocate, and Mr. SS Bhullar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Neeraj Madaan, Sr. DAG, 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 & age FIR Date Section(s) Police District of Petitioner No. Station (s) Rupinder 0343 25.09.2023 336, 323, 324, 148, 149 City Faridkot Singh @ IPC 1860 (corresponding Faridkot Bittu, aged to Section 125, 115(2), about 40 118, 191(3), 188 of BNS, years 2023) and 25, 27 of Arms Act, 1959 2. After hearing the submissions advanced by counsel for the petitioner, on 29.04.2026, following order was passed:- “2. FIR in the present case was lodged by one Balvir Singh, who is engaged in private medical practice at Talwandi Bhai. It is alleged that on 14.09.2023, at a