SUKHPREET SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 102 CRM-M-14072-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 20.05.2026 Sukhpreet Singh ...Petitioner(s) VERSUS State of Punjab ...Respondent(s) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ Present :- Mr. Lupil Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Mohit Kapoor, Sr. DAG Punjab. Mr. Manpreet Singh Rai, Advocate for the complainant. ***** VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) This second petition has been filed for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No. 191 dated 17.11.2025 for offence(s) under Sections 420, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 registered at Police Station Jaitu, District Faridkot, after earlier petition i.e. CRM-M-4240-2026 was dismissed as withdrawn vide order dated 27.01.2026 passed by this Court after having argued the matter at length and on being confronted with the circumstances that existed against the petitioner. 2. Counsel for the petitioner was confronted with the factum of maintainability of the second petition for grant of anticipatory bail to which his response was that at the time of earlier petition for anticipatory bail i.e. CRM-M-4240-2026 was filed, certain pleadings pertaining to civil su