IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-63014-2025 Date of decision: 11.11.2025 Lovejit Singh alias Love ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Ashish Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Amit Goyal, Additional Advocate General, Punjab.

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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.11 dated 06.02.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 309(4), 3(5) of BNS, 2023 and Section 25 and 27 of the Arms Act, 1959 at Police Station Fatehgarh Churian, District Batala.

2. The FIR ibid was registered on the basis of the statement of Inderjit Singh @ Lovely, owner of Lovely Jewellers, Fatehgarh Churian. He alleged that on 05.02.2025 at about 09:00/09:30 PM, his son, Yuvraj Singh informed him that an unidentified white car occupied by some young men was following him. Upon this, the complainant and his brother Jagjit Singh told Yuvraj Singh not to panic and to drive the car swiftly towar