IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 14.10.2025 Avtar Singh @ Dhattu ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Amitoj Singh Dhaliwal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Gurpartap S. Bhullar, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Kanwaljeet Singh Brar, Advocate for the complainant.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (Oral)

1. Present petition has been filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter to be referred as ‘the BNSS’) for grant of pre-arrest/anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.0161 dated 14.07.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 118(1), 191(3) of BNS 2023 (Section 118(2) of BNS 2023 added later on) at Police Station City Moga, District Moga.

2. The gravamen of the FIR in question reflects that the FIR was registered by the investigating officer, upon the statement of the complainant Kashmir Singh, who stated that on 11.07.2025 at around 8:30 AM, while he was on his way to drop his nephew to school, the petitioner (herein) alongwith his co-accused Nikka Singh intercepted him. Then accused Nikka Singh raise lalkara to teach lesson to the compla