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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
NEERJA K.KALSON
............ – Appellant
Versus
............ – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
NEERJA K. KALSON, J.
1. The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.0032 dated 25.02.2026, under Section 75, 74, 115(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 8 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (Amended), 2012, 2019, registered at Police Station Bhagta Bhaika, District Bathinda (Annexure P-1).
2. Briefly, the case of the prosecution is that the instant FIR was registered on the statement of the prosecutrix, who disclosed her date of birth as 22.10.2008. It is alleged that her parents are labourers and she is a student of 12th standard. On 23.02.2026, at about 8:30 a.m., she was waiting for a bus at the bus stand to go to school along with 15–16 other girls. At that time, both the accused namely Manpreet Singh and Gurtej Singh along with an unknown person were also present there. When the bus arrived and she proceeded to board the same, both the accused named above allegedly caught hold of her, forcibly pulled her and made her sit in a car, wherein the said unknown person was already present. It is further alleged that accu
Pre-arrest protection may be granted when the injuries sustained are simple, the incident appears to be a localized altercation, and the specific role attributed to the accused does not necessitate c....
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