IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 10.02.2026 BINDU KUMAR ... Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Piyush Seha, Advocate and Mr. Raghav Taneja, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Sakshi Bakshi, AAG, Punjab **** (cid:1)

MANISHA BATRA, J. (ORAL)

1. The instant petition filed by the petitioner under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short “BNSS”) for grant of regular bail in case arising out of FIR No.117 dated 03.11.2023 registered under Sections 365, 341, 342, 323, 379B, 506, 500, 148 and 149 of IPC (Sections 325, 355 and 201 of IPC added later on) at Police Station Bahawala, Abohar, District Faizlka.

2. The aforementioned FIR was registered on the basis of statement recorded by complainant Abhishek alleging that he was a labourer by profession. On the night of 30.10.2023, he had gone to attend a game show in his village. While he was returning back, he was intercepted by accused Neel Kamal, Pankaj and Vishal, who came riding on two bikes. They opened an attack upon him and caused injuries to him with a stick wrapped in cloth. They thereafter forced him to si