IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CRM-M-14896-2026 Kamalpreet Malhotra ....Applicant/Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent Date of decision:01.04.2026 Date of Uploading : 01.04.2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Tarun K. Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Hemant Aggarwal, DAG, Punjab.

Mr. Shakti Mehta, Advocate for the complainant.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (Oral)

CRM-12859-2026 Notice of the application in hand be issued to the respondent.

On the strength of advance copy; Mr. Hemant Aggarwal, DAG, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of respondent-State of Punjab. Mr. Shakti Mehta, Advocate accepts notice on behalf of the complainant.

Having heard learned counsel for the rival parties and upon perusal of the record, this Court deems it fit to recall the order dated 18.03.2026 and the petition is ordered to be restored to its original number/status.

Application stands allowed, accordingly.

CRM-M-14896-2026

1. Present second petition has been filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter to be referred as ‘the BNSS’) for grant of pre-arrest/anticipatory bail to the petitioner, in case bear