IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision:06.02.2026 Vikas Kumar Chaurasya ... Petitioner Vs.

State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Nikhil Thamman, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Sakshi Bakshi, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Deepanshu Meena, Advocate for the complainant.

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Manisha Batra, J. (Oral).

1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner for grant of anticipatory bail in case arising out of FIR No.37, dated 07.04.2025, registered under Sections 108, 3(5) of the BNS, at Police Station Sudhar, District Ludhiana Rural.

2. The aforementioned FIR was registered on the basis of statement recorded by the complainant – Harbans Singh on 07.04.2025, alleging therein that on 31.03.2025, his son Gurpal Singh had committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance. On 07.04.2025, while cleaning his room, he had found a written note left by the deceased on 31.03.2025, holding the present petitioner and co-accused Nirmal Singh, who were employees in the State Bank of India, wherein the deceased was working as a driver on contract basis and also against two more persons, namely, Balwinder Singh Malli and Kuldeep Singh,