IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision:-10.02.2025 Jasvir Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI Present:- Mr. Harjot Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. P.S. Bhandari, AAG, Punjab.

JASGURPREET SINGH PURI J.(Oral)

1. The present is a first petition filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.155 dated 01.08.2024 under Section 74 of BNS, 2023 and Sections 8 and 10 of POCSO Act of 2012 registered at Police Station Sadar, District Ludhiana.

2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that it is a case where the petitioner has been in custody for 06 months and 06 days and the investigation in the case has been completed and thereafter challan has also been presented. He submitted that allegations against the petitioner were with regard to molestation only and so far as the complainant is concerned, she was only a teacher of the prosecutrix and the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. He submitted that considering the custody of the petitioner, he may be considered for the grant