IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ****

102 CRM-M-59269-2024 (O&M)

Date of Decision : 09.02.2026 (I) SAFDARPAL SINGH @ SAFDERPAL SINGH (SINCE DECEASED)

THROUGH HIS LR – NAVJINDER SINGH (II) NAVJINDER SINGH SANDHU ...Petitioners VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB ...Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE AARADHNA SAWHNEY Present: Mr. P.S. Ahluwalia, Senior Advocate with Mr. Deepinder Virk, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Kamalpreet Bawa, DAG, Punjab.

Mr. H.S. Deol, Advocate for the complainant.

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AARADHNA SAWHNEY, J. (ORAL)

1. This petition for grant of anticipatory bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C, had initially been filed by Safdarpal Singh @ Safderpal Singh and his son Navjinder Singh Sandhu, both of whom are accused in case bearing FIR No.36 dated 24.10.2024 registered against them and others at Police Station Punjab State Crime, SAS Nagar, Mohali, for commission of offences punishable u/s 419, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B IPC. At the outset, it needs to be pointed out that petitioner No.1, Safdarpal Singh, expired on 15.12.2024. Vide order dated 06.05.2025, passed by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court, son of late Safdarpal Singh, namely, Navjinder Singh, who is himself also