YASHPREET SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

112 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No. M-25293 of 2026 Date of Decision: 06.05.2026 Yashpreet Singh ... Petitioner(s) Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent(s) CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Partap Singh. Present: Mr. Ramesh Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner(s). Mr. Eklavya Darshi, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Surya Partap Singh, J. 1. This petition for anticipatory bail is the first petition filed by the petitioner under Section 482 of ‘the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023’. It has been filed with regard to a case arising out of FIR No. 262 dated 11.10.2026, for the commission of offence punishable under Section(s) 115(2), 118(1), 191(3) and 190 [Section 118(2) and 238 added later on] of ‘the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023’ Police Station City Kapurthala, District Kapurthala, Punjab. 2. The FIR of this case came into being at the instance of ‘Raj Kumar’, hereinafter being referred to as “complainant” only. It was stated by the above named complainant that on 08.10.2024 at about 10.30 A.M. when he was going out of his house, the petitioner armed with ‘Dattar’ (a sharp-edged weapon), along with his brother, namely ‘Sabi’ and three