IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Manpreet Singh ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent Date of decision: 08.05.2026 Date of Uploading : 08.05.2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Bhavyadeep Walia, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Adhiraj Singh Thind, AAG Punjab.

Mr. G.S. Dhillon, Advocate for the complainant.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (Oral)

1. Present second petition has been filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter to be referred as ‘the BNSS’) for grant of pre-arrest/anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.01 dated 10.01.2026, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 336(2), 336(3), 338, 340, 61(2) of BNS, 2023 at Police Station NRI, District SAS Nagar.

. The first petition bearing CRM-M-5173-2026 (Annexure P-2) for grant of pre-arrest/anticipatory bail filed before this Court was dismissed on merits thereof on 27.04.2026. The present petition is the second petition for grant of anticipatory/pre-arrest bail which has been preferred by the petitioner on 04.05.2026.

2. The present FIR has been registered on the basis of a complaint submitted by the complainant,