VINOD JAIN vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-20953-2026 (O&M) 1 228 2026:PHHC:067685 Bese IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-20953-2026 (O&M) DECIDED ON: 01.05.2026 VINOD JAIN «PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB «+s RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Present: Ms. Ramandeep Kaur Brar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. H.S. Wadhwa, DAG, Punjab. MANDEEP PANNU, J (ORAL) 1. This is the first petition under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (erstwhile Section 439 Cr.P.C.) for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in FIR No. 19 dated 22.02.2025, registered under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023 (erstwhile Sections 302 and 34 IPC) at Police Station Cantt. Ferozepur, District Ferozepur. 2. Briefly, the case of the prosecution is that the present FIR has been registered on the statement of the complainant Mathew son of Chanan, who stated that he had been working at Bharti Mittal Guest House, G.T. Road, Ferozepur Cantt., for the last about 12-13 years and used to manage night shifts and booking of rooms. Being illiterate, he used to ask customers to make entries in the register themselves after checking their identity documents. It is alleged that on 21.0