Aditya Jain vs State of Punjab - 2026 Supreme(P&H) 642

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2026 Supreme(P&H) 642

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
H.S.GREWAL
Aditya Jain – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. R.S. Cheema, Senior Advocate with Ms. Sumanjit Kaur, Advocate, Mr. Satish Sharma, Advocate and Mr. Arjunveer Sharma, Advocate.
For the Respondent: Mr. P.S. Pandher, AAG, Punjab.
For the Complainant :Mr. P.S. Ahluwalia, Senior Advocate with Ms. Bhavi Kapur, Advocate.

JUDGMENT :

H.S. Grewal, J.

1. This petition has been filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (erstwhile Section 438 Cr.P.C.) for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner-Aditya Jain in case FIR No.61 dated 19.02.2026, registered under Sections 316(2) & 318(4) of BNS, 2023 (erstwhile Sections 406 & 420 IPC) and Sections 338, 336(3) & 340(2) of BNS, 2023 (erstwhile Sections 467, 468 & 471 IPC) added later on vide DDR No.37 dated 26.03.2026, at Police Station Division No.8, Ludhiana.

FACTUAL MATRIX

2. The petitioner is a registered goldsmith and the sole proprietor of M/s S.R.K. Jewellers, Ludhiana, engaged in the business of purchase and sale of gold articles. The complainant, namely Sagar Singla, along with his father Susham Singla, is carrying on a jewellery business under the name and style of M/s Jagdish Jewellers Pvt. Ltd. The parties have been maintaining long-standing business relations since the year 2014.

3. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner, who is a goldsmith, cheated the complainant-Firm by not delivering gold despite receiving payment and was having a dishonest intention from the very inception of the business transactions. It i

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