IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

209 Date of decision: 03.09.2025 JAGPREET SINGH ….Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present:- Mr. Shashikant Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Amit Shukla, DAG, Punjab.

Mr. Lakshay Bector, Advocate for respondent No.2.

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RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J. (ORAL)

Through the instant petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (For short “BNSS”), the petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in case FIR No.22 dated 20.02.2025 under Sections 316, 318(4) of BNS, 2023, registered at Police Station City Khanna, District Ludhiana, Punjab (Annexure P-1).

2. On 26.05.2025, following order had been passed: -

“Prayer in this petition is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.22 dated 20.02.2025 under Sections 316, 318(4) of BNS, 2023, registered at Police Station City Khanna, District Ludhiana.

Mr. Lakshay Bector, Advocate has entered appearance on behalf of respondent No.2 and he undertakes to file his power of attorney in the Registry of this Court.

Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that as per the allegations lev