IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CRM-M No.6483 of 2026 Date of decision : 10.2.2026 Date of uploading : 10.2.2026 Rishi Mattu alias Rishi ………….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …….Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Anupam Mathur, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Baljinder Singh Sra, Addl. AG, Punjab ---

SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

1. Present petition has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.20 dated 26.2.2025, under Sections 109, 331(6), 331(8), 115(2), 118(2), 126(2), 351(2), 351(3), 191(3), 190 AND 238 OF Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, registered at Police Station Lahori Gate (Division-4), Patiala.

2. The gravamen of allegations against the petitioner is that complainant, namely, Vikas Adhikari, stated that he is presently studying in Class 11^th at Senior Secondary School, Woodstock, Jujhar Nagar, Street No. 4. On 22.02.2025, he went to attend a party with his friend Sandeep and his friends behind Surinder Gas Agency, SST Nagar, Patiala. The party was being hosted by his friend, namely, Yogesh on account of purchas