IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 02.9.2025 Narinder Kumar ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE KIRTI SINGH Present: Mr. Munish Garg, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Aakanksha Gupta, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Parveen Kumar, Advocate for respondent No. 2.

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KIRTI SINGH , J. (ORAL)

1. Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 482 of BNSS, is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, in case FIR No. 66 dated 24.10.2016, under Sections 498-A and 406 IPC, registered at Police Station Mehal Kalan, District Barnala.

2. Vide order dated 28.7.2025, the petitioner was directed to join investigation. The said order is reproduced hereinafter:-

“x x x x Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case. There is an unexplained delay of 06 years in lodging the present FIR. It is further submitted that at the time of registration of the present FIR, the petitioner was not in India and the allegations levelled against the petitioner are vague and concocted. For arguments, adjourned to 02.9.2025.

In the meantime, the petitioner shall join in