YASHINDER JAIN vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M No.17171 of 2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 212 ***** CRM-M No.17171 of 2026 Date of decision : 4.5.2026 Date of uploading : 5.5.2026 Yashinder Jain ………….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …….Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Anil Kumar Garg, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Jaypreet Singh, DAG, Punjab Mr. M.K. Dhot, Advocate, for the complainant --- SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL) 1. On 30.3.2026, the following order was passed: ‘Apprehending his arrest in FIR No.0042 dated 19.02.2026, registered for offences punishable under Sections 420, 406 of IPC (Sections 318(4), 316(2) of BNS, 2023), at Police Station City 1, Malerkotla, District Malerkotla; the petitioner has preferred this petition under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking pre-arrest bail. Inter alia contends that genesis of the FIR in question, essentially, has civil/ property dispute, & the petitioner is willing to join investigation and cooperate therein. Notice of motion. On the strength of advance service of copy of petition, Mr. Hemant Aggarwal, DAG Punjab causes appearance and accepts notice on behalf of the respondent – State of Pun