IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

234 CRM-M-38634-2025 Decided on :16.09.2025 Raj Bahadur @ Bahadur Singh . . . Petitioner(s)

Versus State of Punjab . . . Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH Present: Mr. Deepanshu Mehta, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Manjinder Singh Bhullar, DAG, Punjab.

SANJAY VASHISTH , J. (Oral)

1. Present petition has been filed under Section 483 of BNSS, seeking regular bail in case FIR No.82 dated 10.06.2023, under Sections 419, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC, registered at Police Station City-I, Malerkotla.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner in the instant case is that he committed fraud with the Court by furnishing false and fabricated documents at the time of furnishing surety bonds and even, impersonated himself as surety Sachit Verma for the purpose of verification and identification.

Further submits that all the offences in the case are triable by the Court of learned Magistrate and after completion of investigation though final report has been submitted, but out of total 18 prosecution witnesses, none has been examined. Counsel submits that petitioner is insi