IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Bhushan Mittal ....Petitioner V/s State of Haryana and another ....Respondents Date of decision: 02.02.2026 Date of Uploading : 02.02.2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Achin Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Gurmeet Singh, AAG Haryana.

Mr. Rujhan Dhawan, 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.271 dated 30.10.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 316(2), 318(4), 336(3), 338, 340, 351(2) and 61 of BNS, 2023, at Police Station Sector 14, Panchkula.

2. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner Bhushan Mittal, in active connivance with his wife Ritika (co-accused) and other associates, induced the complainant and his family members to invest huge amount of money on the pretext of purchase as also investment in multiple residential flats situated at Zirakpur and Peer Muchalla. The allegations reflect a systematic, continuous and well-orchestrated sch