JUDGMENT :

SUMEET GOEL, J.

1. Present petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioner seeking grant of anticipatory/pre-arrest bail under Sections 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter to be referred as ‘BNSS’) in FIR No. 120 dated 11.06.2024 registered for offences punishable under Sections 452, 323, 354, 506 & 509 of IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 (added later on) at Police Station Sadar Ludhiana, District Police Commissionerate Ludhiana.

2. The case set up in the FIR in question (as set out in the present petition by the petitioner(s)) is as follows:

“Statement of Sunita Singla wife of Deepak Singla Resident of House No. 629 B, Agar Nagar Ludhiana aged about 63 years, Mobile No. 9876363111. Stated that I am resident of above mentioned address. I am director of Deepak Builder Engineer, India Limited, the office of this firm is situated at Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar near Lodhi Club. Our firm often require security guard. Since last 10 years our firm is taking security guards from Som Dutt son of Om Parkash resident of House No. 51 H, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Ludhiana. As the behavour of Som Dutt was not good towards me and our staff from few mon