SUMEET GOEL, J. (Oral)

1. Present petition has been filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023 (hereinafter to be referred as ‘the BNSS ’) for grant of pre-arrest/anticipatory bail to the petitioners in case bearing FIR No.158 dated 19.10.2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 319(2), 318(4), 336(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2) and 61(2) of BNS, 2023, at Police Station City Khanna, District Ludhiana, Punjab.

2. The FIR was registered on the basis of a complaint made by complainant namely Kulwant Singh, son of Surmukh Singh, resident of Village Dhyanpura, Tehsil Morinda, District Rupnagar against Jagdish Ram, son of Mewa Ram, resident of Village Kulheri, Police Station Morinda, District Rupnagar, and his unknown accomplices. He alleged that he intended to purchase a piece of land and in this regard he came in contact with one Baljit Singh who showed him a piece of land belonging to Gurmail Singh, Narinder Singh, Avtar Singh, and Nirmal Singh, all sons of Prem Singh son of Karam Singh, situated at Village Asgaripur, Tehsil Khanna, District Ludhiana. On 23.08.2024, the complainant executed an agreement to sell with the said individuals. It has been