ZAID AHMED KHAN vs STATE OF PUNJAB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (208) CRM-M-14687-2026 Decided on: 06.05.2026 Uploaded on: 06.05.2026 Zaid Ahmed Khan ……Petitioner(s) Versus State of Punjab ……Respondent(s) CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Sunny K. Singla, Advocate for the petitioner (s). Mr. Hemant Aggarwal, DAG, Punjab. ***** Sumeet Goel (Oral): 1. Apprehending his arrest in FIR No.301 dated 10.11.2025, under Sections 138 BNS (362 IPC), 137(2) BNS (363 IPC), 115(2) BNS (323 IPC), 3(5) BNS (34 IPC), (offence under Section 138 BNS (362 IPC), 137(2) BNS (363 IPC) deleted lateron) and (offence under Section 140(4) BNS (367 IPC) added lateron), Police Station City-II, Malerkotla, District Malerkotla; the petitioner has preferred this petition under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking pre-arrest bail. 2. On 02.04.2026, the following order was passed: “Learned State counsel has filed short reply by way of affidavit of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sub-Division, Malerkotla, District Malerkotla. The same be kept on record. A NAVEEN NAGPAL 2026.05.06 16:28 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment HIgh Court Chandigarh CRM-M-1468