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2026 Supreme(Online)(P&H) 86691

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Neerja K. Kalson, J
Kartik Sharma – Appellant
Versus
State Of Punjab – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Brigu Dutt Sharma
For the Respondents: Adhiraj Singh, Rishma Verma

Table of Content
1. nature of proceeding and statutory provisions invoked. (Para 1)
2. contending arguments regarding civil nature versus criminal inducement. (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5)
3. court's discretion in evaluating prima facie evidence for custodial protection. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11)

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NEERJA K. KALSON J.(Oral)

1. The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding to Section 438 Cr.P.C.) seeking grant of anticipatory bail in FIR No. 175 dated 17.09.2025, registered under Sections 318(4) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding to Sections 420 and 120-B IPC), at Police Station Division No. 1, District Police Commissionerate, Jalandhar.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present FIR. It is contended that a perusal of the FIR would show that the same has been registered on an application submitted by Jagdeep Singh, who is engaged in the business of fruits at Jalandhar. The entire dispute between the complainant and the accused pertains to the alleged non-payment of the price of fruits purchased by the accused from the c

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