IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

214 CRM-M-67353-2025 Decided on : 05.12.2025 Manjit Singh Mand . . . Petitioner(s)

Versus State of Punjab . . . Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH PRESENT: Mr. G.S. Verma, Advocate for the petitioner(s).

Mr. Sukhbeer Singh, DAG, Punjab.

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SANJAY VASHISTH, J. (Oral)

1. The instant petition has been filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 (earlier Section 439 Cr.P.C.), for grant of regular bail to the petitioner, during the pendency of trial, who has been booked in a criminal case arising out of First Information Report, as detailed here-under:-

Name of FIR Date Section(s) Police District Petitioner(s) No. Station Manjit Singh 10 06.03.2024 406, 420, 120-B of IPC,NRI Ludhiana Mand 1860 & 82 of the Registration Act, 1908

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. He is a senior citizen of about 70 years of age and in custody since 31.07.2025. It is further submitted that co-accused Kamaljit Kaur @ Mand and Gagangian Deep Singh @ Mand have already been granted the concession of anticipatory bail by this Court vide orders dated 22.05.2025 and 07.08