IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Decided on: 23.03.2026 Prem Singh …...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH Present: Mr. Gautam Dutt, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Sukhsharan Sra, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Manjinder Singh Bhullar, DAG Punjab ****

SANJAY VASHISTH, J. (ORAL)

1. Prayer in this petition, filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 (earlier Section 438 Cr.P.C.), is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, who has been booked in a criminal case arising out of FIR No.72, dated 04.06.2025, under Sections 318 of BNS, 2023, registered at Police Station Doraha, Khanna, District Ludhiana.

2. On 29.07.2025, following order was passed:

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(ii) Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, contends that the complainant, Vishal Prabhakar, along with one Charanjit Kaur, were the joint owners of a property measuring 4840 square yards, and had executed a General Power of Attorney (GPA) dated 19.05.2010 in favour of the petitioner, Prem Singh. On the same date, an agreement to sell was also executed in favour of the petitioner by the aforementioned parties. Relying upon the said GPA, petiti