YASH RATTAN vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER

CRM-M-20965-2026 (O & M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (208) CRM-M-20965-2026 (O & M) Date of decision: 21.05.2026 Yash Rattan ... Petitioner V/s State of Punjab and anr. ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present: Mr. Deepak Nayar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Harkanwar Jeet Singh, AAG, Punjab. **** JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks the grant of anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS, 2023 (438 Cr.P.C.) in case bearing FIR No.0167 dated 25.09.2025 under Sections 318(4) BNS, 2023 (Section 420 IPC), 13 of the Punjab Travel Profession (Regulation) Act, 2014 registered at Police Station City Malout, District Sri Mukatsar Sahib. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that pursuant to the interim order dated 20.04.2026 passed by this Court, the petitioner has joined the investigation. The learned State counsel on instructions submits that the petitioner has joined the investigation in terms of the order dated 20.04.2026 and is not required for custodial interrogation. In view of the above, the interim order dated 20.04.2026 is made absolute. SUKHPREET KAUR 2026.05.21 17:32 I attest to the accuracy and inte