In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana at Date of Decision:- 23.02.2026 Dharampal Singh @ Bagga … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA Present:- Mr. Jashanpreet Singh Marwaha, Advocate for the petitioner.

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SUBHAS MEHLA , J. (Oral)

1. The instant petition under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, has been filed for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.232 dated 12.12.2023, registered under Sections 420 and 120-B of Indian Penal Code, at Police Station City Kotkapura, District Faridkot.

2. Brief facts of the case are that complainant’s son was employed at Dubai. However, a dispute aroswe between complainant’s son and the employer, and as a result, the employer retained the passport of complainant’s son and consequently, he was unable to return to India. Complainant’s son happened to meet the present petitioner, who was residing at Dubai at that time. Petitioner professed to complainant’s son that he could reach out to petitioner’s ex-employer, and get his passport released, and demanded Rs.3,00,000/- for the same. In lieu of the same, Rs.1,50,000/- was trans