SANTOSH KUMAR vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-4760-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 212 CRM-M-4760-2026 Decided on: 06.05.2026 Santosh Kumar ..... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ......Respondent 212a CRM-M-14732-2026 Punam Devi ..... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present: Mr.Hasrat Brar, Advocate, for the petitioner in CRM-M-4760-2026. Mr. G.P.S. Ghuman, Advocate for the petitioner in CRM-M-14732-2026. Mr. Kuljinder Dhindsa, AAG, Punjab. Rajesh Bhardwaj, J. 1. By this order, the two above-mentioned petitions are disposed of, both having arisen out of the same FIR. 2. Prayer in the present petitions is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners in a case FIR No.02 dated 09.01.2026, registered under Section 108, 3(5) of BNS, 2023, at Police Station GRP Sirhind, District Government Railway Police (Fatehgarh Sahib). 3. Succinctly, facts of the case are that the FIR in the present case was registered on the statement of complainant, namely, Bahadar Singh. It was alleged that that marriage of his son Jaipal @ Deepak was performed with Soni Kumari in a simple manner. But, Soni Kumari started harassing his son and she started