IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 24.03.2026 AAKASHDEEP SINGH ALIAS NIKKA SINGH ......Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE KIRTI SINGH Present: Mr. Armaan Gagneja, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Luvinder Sofat, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

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KIRTI SINGH , J. (ORAL)

1. The jurisdiction of this Court under Section 483 BNSS has been invoked for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 22 dated 22.04.2025, registered under Sections 137(2), 96, 61(2) of BNS (later on added Section 64 of BNS and Sections 3 & 4 of POCSO Act vide DDR No.15 dated 15.07.2025; Section 87 of BNS added and Section 96 of BNS deleted vide GD No.22 dated 05.09.2025), at Police Station Lakhewali, District Sri Muktsar Sahib.

2. The translated version of the FIR is reproduced below:-

“Statement of complainant Tarsem Singh son of Nachhatar Singh son of Jagnaam Singh resident of Village Chibbarawali, aged about 35 years, Mobile No. 62804-xxxxx, stated as under: "I am the resident of the above-stated address and I work as to a labourer. My marriage was solemnized about 16 years ago with xxxxx daughter of Gurcharan Singh resident o