IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-47324-2025 Decided on: 23.03.2026 Gurwant Singh and another …...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab …...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH Present: Mr. Amit Arora, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Neeraj Madaan, Sr. DAG Punjab Mr. Anmol Jeevan Singh Gill, Advocate for the complainant ****

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 petitioners, who has been booked in a criminal case arising out of FIR No.137 dated 18.06.2025, under Sections 115(2), 118, 305, 333, 298, 126(2), 351(3), 191(3), 190, 238 of BNS (offence under Seciton 118(2) of BNS added later on, vide DDR No. 32 dated 05.08.2025) at Police Station Lopke, District Amritsar Rural.

2. On 27.08.2025, following order was passed:

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(ii) Learned counsel for the petitioners, inter alia, contends that the alleged incident took place on 08.06.2025, however, FIR was registered belatedly on 18.06.2025 by the complainant, without offering any reasonable explanation for the delay.

(iii) It is further submitted that petit