IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on: 02.02.2026 Pronounced on: 03.02.2026 Uploaded on: 03.02.2026 Gurcharan Singh …Petitioner V/S State of Punjab and another …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL Present: Mr. Manuj Nagrath, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Sukhbeer Singh, DAG, Punjab.

None for respondent No.2.

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SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL, J.

1. Petitioner seeks regular bail in case arising out of FIR No.157 dated 25.06.2025 under Sections 64 BNS, Section 6 of POCSO Act, Police Station Sidhwan Bet, Ludhiana. Offences under Section 64 BNS and Section 6 of POCSO Act have been deleted and charges have been framed under Section 74 BNS and Section 10 POCSO Act, in alternative, under Section 76 BNS.

2. Brief facts of the case are that mother of the victim stated that her younger daughter ‘P’ was 10 years old, a student of Class V in the Government School. The day before, on 24.06.2025, ‘P’ went to Gurudwara Sahib near their house along with other children to pay obeisance and returned home at 6/6:30 PM. She looked scared, nervous and frightened. She neither ate dinner nor spoke to anyone. When she made inquiry, she shared that when she went to Gu