IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 14^th January, 2025 Lalo ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Sukhbir Maandi, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Swati Batra, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab.

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MANISHA BATRA, J (ORAL):-

The present petition has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) by the petitioner seeking grant of regular bail in case bearing FIR No. 188 dated 09.10.2023 registered under Sections 379-B(2) and Section 34 of IPC, 1860 at Police Station Beas, District Amritsar (Rural).

2. The aforementioned FIR had been registered on the basis of statement got recorded by the complainant Ravinderjit Kaur on 09.10.2023, making allegations that on the same day, two muffled faced youths riding on a bike had assaulted her physically and had snatched her mobile phone and then escaped. After registration of FIR, investigation proceedings were initiated. The petitioner was apprehended on the basis of a secret information on the same day. The motorcycle used in the commission of offence of snatching was recovered at his instance. He su