IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 06.4.2026 Sagar ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE KIRTI SINGH Present: Mr. Sandeep Arora, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Guramrit Kaur, DAG, Punjab.

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KIRTI SINGH , J. (ORAL)

1. The jurisdiction of this Court under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 has been invoked for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 09 dated 02.3.2024 under Sections 363, 366-A, 376 IPC and Section 4 of the POCSO Act, 2012 registered at Police Station Fattu Dhinga, District Kapurthala.

2. The facts in brief are that the complainant got recorded his statement to the police, alleging therein that on 29.2.2024, at about 12.00 noon, his daughter, aged 14 years, was standing outside his house but when she did not return home for a considerable period, his wife informed him telephonically about the same. Thereafter he came to know that his daugher has gone somewhere with petitioner-Sagar. He further alleged therein that he is of full belief that the petitioner enticed away her daughter on the false pretext of marriage.

3. Thereafter, investigation was carried out. The prosecutrix was recov