IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 10.02.2026 GURPREET SINGH ALIAS GOPI ....Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ...Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY Present : Mr. Rajiv K. Saini, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Ms. Gagandeep Kaur, DAG, Punjab. AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (ORAL)

1. Prayer in this 3rd petition filed under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023 i s for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.14 dated 14.02.2025, registered at Police Station Sadar Batala, District Batala, under Sections 7 and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (offences under the PC Act deleted later on) and Sections 308(2), 111, 61(2) of BNS, 2023 and 25 of the Arms Act,1959 (added later on).

2. Learned counsel contends that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case and it is on the disclosure statement of co-accused Ankush Saini that his name surfaced. No recovery has been effected from him, and as such prays for grant of anticipatory bail.

3. On the other hand, learned State counsel submits that this is the third bail petition for grant of anticipatory bail. There is no change in circumstances that has been pointed out. I