IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 11.12.2025 Manpreet Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE AARADHNA SAWHNEY Present: Mr. Roopak Bansal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Gautam Thapar, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

AARADHNA SAWHNEY , J (ORAL)

1. This order shall dispose of present petition for grant of anticipatory bail filed by the petitioner, an accused in case FIR No.16 dated 22.01.2025 under Sections 331(6),109,324(4),191(3),190 (Section 331(6) deleted later on and Sections 118(2),115(2) and 331(7) of BNS added later on) registered at P.S Talwandi Sabo, District Bathinda.

2. Status report by way of affidavit of Harpreet Singh, DSP, Sub Division Talwandi Sabo, District Bathinda has been filed on behalf of respondent- State. In para 17 of the report, the role of the petitioner has been highlighted to whom no specific injury has been attributed. Though it has not been clarified as to whether the petitioner has joined the investigation or not, however, during the course of hearing, learned State counsel, on instructions from SHO Harbans Singh, submits that the petitioner has since joined the investigation and i