IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Harjit Singh ….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent Date of Decision: April 27, 2026 Date of Uploading: April 27, 2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present:- Mr. Gurmeet Singh, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Adhiraj Singh Thind, AAG Punjab.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

Present petition has been filed under Section 483 of the BNSS seeking grant of regular bail to the petitioner, in case bearing FIR No.0070 dated 26.08.2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 177, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 of IPC (Section 120-B of IPC added later on) [erstwhile Sections 212, 318(4), 336(2), 338, 336(3), 340(2) of BNS, 2023 (Section 61(2) of BNS added later on)], at Police Station Garhdiwal, District Hoshiarpur.

2. The gravamen of the FIR in question is that co-accused Amarjit Kaur had forged an order dated 30.04.2024. She allegedly affixed fake seals and stamps of the Copying Agency as well as of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Dasuya, and presented the fabricated order before the Naib Tehsildar, Garhdiwala. On the basis of this forged document, entry No.328 dated 13.06.2024 was incorporated into the jamaband