SUNIL PURI vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-22578-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 216 CRM-M-22578-2026 Date of decision: 8th May, 2026 Sunil Puri ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Ms. G.K. Mann, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Roshandeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. *** MANISHA BATRA, J (ORAL):- Through the instant petition under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’), the petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No. 155 dated 30.03.2026 registered under Section 303(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNS’) at Police Station City Faridkot, District Faridkot. 2. Vide order dated 23.04.2026 passed by this Court, the petitioner was released on interim bail and was directed to join investigation. 3. Learned State counsel filed status report dated 07.05.2026. The same is taken on record. He further, on instructions, states that the petitioner joined the investigation on 27.04.2026. However, it is, submitted that he has not co-operated with the Investigating Officer and did not get recover two rods, stolen from the