IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

203 CRM-M- 45587-2024 Date of decision:23.05.2025 Saroop Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Harpreet Singhb Multani, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Vivek Sharma, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Karan Sachdeva, Advocate for the complainant.

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MANISHA BATRA, J (ORAL):-

The instant petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) by the petitioner seeking grant of anticipatory bail in case bearing FIR No. 93 dated 24.05.2024 registered under Sections 406, 420, 120-B, IPC registered at Police Station Sadar Nabha, District Patiala.

2. As per the allegations, the complainant-Khushal Kumar had entered into an agreement to purchase one house measuring 420 sq. Yards owned by the present petitioner for sale consideration amounting to Rs.32,00,000/-. A written agreement was executed. The complainant had paid an amount of Rs.10,00,000/- to the petitioner at a time of execution of agreement on 09.05.2019. As per the terms of agreement, the sale deed was to be registered on or before 07.05.2020. The period for registration of t