IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-13057-2026 Date of decision: 06.04.2026 SHUBHAM KUMAR ….Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present:- Mr. B.S. Bhalla, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Amit Shukla, DAG Punjab.

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RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J. (ORAL)

1. Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.125 dated 27.07.2025, registered under Sections 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 61(2) BNS, at Police Station Civil Lines, District Amritsar.

2. Brief facts of the present case are that the petitioner in collusion with his associates fraudulently obtained documents from the complainant and opened a fictitious bank account and sanctioned a loan of Rs.70,000/- in his name. Hence the present FIR.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. He further contends that the petitioner is innocent and he has not committed any offence. He submits that the petitioner was merely working as a Sales Officer with the company and his duty was limited to uploading the