SIMRANJEET SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M No.21542 of 2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 205 CRM-M No.21542 of 2026 Date of decision: 25.05.2026 Simranjeet Singh ... Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present:- Mr. Garvit Mittal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Sakshi Bakshi, AAG, Punjab, for the respondent-State. ---- MANISHA BATRA, J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) seeking anticipatory bail in the FIR mentioned below:- FIR No. Dated Police Station Sections 37 04.03.2026 Mehatpur, District 305, 351(2) and 61(2) Jalandhar Rural of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (For short “BNS”) 2. Brief facts relevant for the purpose of disposal of this petition MANJU 2026.05.26 13:06 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order /judgment Chandigarh CRM-M No.21542 of 2026 -2- are that the aforementioned FIR was registered on the basis of a complaint submitted by the complainant Sheetal Singh alleging that his wife Lakhwinder Kaur had developed illicit relationship with the petitioner who is a co-villager. On 28.09.2025, the