211 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 20.04.2026 Arjinder Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Present :- Mr. Manoj Kumar, Advocate and Ms. Mehak Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Hardeep Singh Wadhwa, DAG, Punjab.

Dr. Sumeet Sofat, Respondent No.2, joined through Video Conferencing.

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MANDEEP PANNU, J. (Oral)

1. This is the first petition under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.0092 dated 26.04.2024, under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 447, 511 and 120-B IPC, registered at Police Station Sadar Ludhiana, District Police Commissionerate Ludhiana.

2. As per the prosecution case, an application was moved by the complainant seeking registration of an FIR against the petitioner and other co-accused on the allegations that, in furtherance of a criminal conspiracy, they had committed fraud and forgery by executing forged documents including sale deeds and a tatima/registry during the pendency of civil litigation and in violation of stay and status quo orders passed by the competent Civil Cou