IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

237 CRM-M-39154-2025 Decided on : 03.02.2026 Ankur . . . Petitioner(s)

Versus State of Punjab . . . Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH PRESENT: Ms. Bhupinder Kaur Bhangu, Advocate (Legal Aid Counsel)

for the petitioner(s).

Mr. Iqbalpreet Singh, AAG, 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 Station District Petitioner(s) No.

Ankur 0130 19.09.2024 105, 238, 3(5) of BNS, 2023 Anaj Mandi Patiala [S. 27/29/61/85 of NDPS Act, added later on]

2. As per allegations levelled in the FIR by complainant Gurdayal Singh, his elder son, namely Harsh Kumar, aged about 20 years, was learning tailoring from one Kaushal Kumar (master) for the last about two years. Usually, he used to return home at around 09:00 P.M. However, on 15.09.2024, he did not come back home. The complainant’s younger son, namely Alekh, aged 16 years, r