IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 24.03.2026 Surinder Singh alias Chinda ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY *****

Present : Ms. Gaganpreet Kaur, Advocate for Mr. Karandeep Singh, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Manipal Singh Atwal, DAG Punjab *****

AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (ORAL)

1. The present petition has been filed under Section 482 BNSS for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.0087 dated 23.08.2025, registered under Section 61 of Punjab Excise Act, at Police Station Sadar Abohar, District Fazilka, Punjab.

2. On 25.09.2025, this Court had passed the following order:-

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482 BNSS ANTICIPATORY BAIL UNDER SECTION FIR No. Date Police Station Sections

87 23.8.2025 Sadar Abohar, 61 Punjab Excise District Fazilka Act Notice served upon the official respondent through the State’s counsel.

The Senior Most Investigator conducting the investigation in the FIR captioned above is to file/hand over the status report/instructions positively before the next date, failing which the concerned Superintendent of Police or an equivalent or higher Police Officer shall file/hand over their date, and