VINAY ARORA vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-1440 of 2026(O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 277 CRM-M-1440 of 2026(O&M) Date of Decision: 04.05.2026 VINAY ARORA ....Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ....Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present: Mr. GPS Ghumman, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rahul Jindal, AAG Punjab. ***** RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J (ORAL) 1. Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR number 181 dated 15.10.2025 under Section 140(1), 319(2), 308(5), 3(5) of BNS, 2023 registered at Police Station Dakha, District Ludhiana. 2. Brief facts as per the case of prosecution are that the petitioner, in connivance with other co-accused, extorted an amount of ₹7,20,000 from the complainant by projecting themselves as public servants. Hence, the present FIR. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present FIR and PUNEET SHARMA he has nothing to do with the present offence. He submits that 2026.05.06 09.24 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment CRM-M-1440 of 2026(O&M) -2- the present FIR i