IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

209 CRM-M-53788-2025 (O&M)

Decided on: 04.12.2025 MONIKA SHARMA AND ANOTHER . . . Petitioner(s)

Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER . . . Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE KIRTI SINGH PRESENT: Mr. Arshdeep Singh Brar, Advocate for the petitioner(s).

Ms. Aakanksha Gupta, AAG Punjab.

Mr. Pushp Jain, Advocate for respondent No.2.

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KIRTI SINGH , J. (Oral)

Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 482 of BNSS, is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners, in case FIR No.150 dated 07.08.2025, under Sections 64, 65 of BNS, 2023 (Section 4 of POCSO Act added later on), registered at Police Station City-2, Mansa District Mansa.

2. The contents of the aforesaid FIR are reproduced herein below:-

“Statement of Shivshankar Sharma son of Harish Chand Sharma, resident of Ward No. 02, Gali No.04, Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar, Mansa, aged about 35 years, mobile No. xxx. Stated that I am resident of above said address, I work as a driver, I was married to Monika Sharma, resident of Bhikhi and from our loins, two daughters were born, xxx, aged 16, and xxx, who is studying in class 8th, aged about 14 years. Due to quarrels with my wife ma