212 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Peetam Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Haryana ....Respondent Date of Decision: January 21, 2026 Date of Uploading: January 22, 2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Rahul Bhargava, Advocate and Mr. Avijit Singh, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Priyanka Sadar Thakur, Senior DAG Haryana.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (Oral)

The present petition is the second attempt 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.404 dated 03.10.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 125 and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNS’), Section 15(2) of the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 and Sections 18(C), 18(A) and 18(B) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, at Police Station Sector 8, District Faridabad.

The earlier petition for grant of pre-arrest/anticipatory bail to the petitioner was dismissed as withdrawn on 27.11.2025 by this Court, relevant whereof reads thus:

“Present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 for grant o