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30.01.2026 18.02.2026 FULL PRO- 18.02.2026 NOUNCED Neeraj Verma ... Petitioner VS.

State of Punjab and another ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA Present: Mr. Rajesh Bhateja, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Pooja Nayar Sharma, DAG, Punjab.

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ANOOP CHITKARA, J.

FIR No. Dated Police Station Sections

177 21.07.2025 Mandi Gobindgarh 115(2), 126(2), 351(2), 238, 109 & 117(2) BNS 2023

1. Challenging the order dated 05.01.2026 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Fatehgarh Sahib, vide which the petitioner was charged under Section 109 BNS, petitioner has come up before this Court by filing the present criminal revision petition.

2. I have heard counsel for the petitioner as well as State counsel Ms. Pooja Nayar Sharma and gone through the pleadings and its analysis would lead to the following outcome. Vide impugned order dated January 05, 2026, learned Sessions Judge, Fatehgarh Sahib framed charges for commission of offence punishable under Section 109, 115(2),126(2), 351(2), 238 & 117(2) BNS 2023.

3. Applicant’s grievance is again