SANJIV BHALLA @ SANJEEV BHALLA vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M No.15694 of 2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 223 ***** CRM-M No.15694 of 2026 Date of decision : 18.5.2026 Date of uploading : 18.5.2026 Sanjiv Bhalla @ Sanjeev Bhalla ………….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …….Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. APS Rehan, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Jaypreet Singh, DAG, Punjab --- SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL) 1. Present petition has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.118 dated 6.12.2018 under Section 420 of IPC, registered at Police Station Mehtiana, District Hoshiarpur. 2. The case set up in the FIR in question (as set out in the present petition by the petitioner) is as follows:- ‘Complaint No. 5823-SSP Dt.28-9-18 The SSP Hoshairpur, Punjab. Sub: Complaint Against Sanjeev Kumar Bhalla Regarding Cheque Bounce & cheating and non payment of Money. Sir, with due respect this is to inform you that we have already given a complaint against Mr. Bhalla for the above subject. Now as per his last commitment to pay the amount, he did not pay the amount and again Misleading & Ma