IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 8^th April, 2026 Abhishek @ Abhi ...Petitioner Versus State of U.T., Chandigarh ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Arnav Sood, Advocate and Mr. Manpreet Singh, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Manish Bansal, P.P., U.T., Chandigarh with Mr. Dixit Bhardwaj, Advocate and Mr. Sarasmi Budhiraja, Advocate.

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MANISHA BATRA, J (ORAL):-

The present petition has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) by the petitioner seeking grant of regular bail in case bearing FIR No. 152 dated 02.10.2025 registered under Sections 109, 191(2), 191(3), 190, 115(2) and 351(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNS’) and Section 25 of Arms Act, 1959 at Police Station West Sector 11, Chandigarh.

2. The aforementioned FIR was registered on the basis of a statement recorded by the complainant Aditya, alleging therein that on the intervening night of 01/02.10.2025, he along with his friend Manish had gone to the market of Sector 15, Chandigarh for the purpose of eating dosa from a Dosa cart. While they were standing and waiting for dosa, 6-7 perso