IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Baljeet Singh ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent Date of decision: 11.12.2025 Date of Uploading: 11.12.2025 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. G.S. Bhatia, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Adhiraj Singh Thind, AAG Punjab.

Mr. Hitesh Verma, Advocate for the complainant.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (Oral)

1. Present petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioner seeking grant of anticipatory/pre-arrest bail under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023 in FIR No.118 dated 16.06.2025 registered for offences punishable under Sections 408 and 120-B of IPC at Police Station Maqboolpura, District Police Commissionerate Amritsar.

2. The gravamen of the FIR pertains to defrauding a person namely Surjit Singh, resident of 22/12 Kalyan Singh Road, near DAV College, Amritsar, who operates a family fruit-trading business under the names Amar Singh & Sons and Gurkirat Trading Company at Valla Fruit Mandi, was cheated and defrauded. The complainant alleged that he had appointed Manjit Singh @ Mani, son of Gurmukh Singh, to assist in overseeing and managing the business. Manjit Singh initially assured him that he would maintain prope