IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 205 CRM-M-440-2025 Date of decision: 04.04.2025 Lakshay Khanna .....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL Present : Mr. Amritpal Singh Gill, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Amit Rana, Sr. DAG, Punjab. Mr. Rana Harjasdeep Singh, Advocate for the complainant. **** MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner is seeking the concession of anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, 'BNSS') in case FIR No.40, dated 13.05.2024, under Sections 341, 506, 323, 324, 148 and 149 of IPC (lateron Sections 295-A, 325 and 307 of IPC added and Section 324 IPC deleted), registered at Police Station Daresi, District Police Commissionerate, Ludhiana. 2. On 10.01.2025, while noticing the following submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court had granted the concession of interim bail to the petitioner and asked him to join investigation:- “Learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia contends that although the petitioner has been named in the FIR in question, however, he has been attributed only a simple injury with an iron rod on the head of the complainant. It has been contended that the petitioner has no previous criminal antecedents.” VINAY 2025.04.04 15:43 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment CRM-M-440-2025 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in compliance of order dated 10.01.2025, the petitioner has joined investigation and cooperated with the investigating agency. 4. Learned State counsel, on instructions from ASI Sukhdev Singh, does not dispute the factum of the petitioner having joined investigation and cooperated with the investigating agency. He, on further instructions, submits that the petitioner is not required for further investigation much less for his custodial interrogation. 5. In view of the above, the petition is allowed and interim order dated 10.01.2025, is made absolute subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the BNSS. 04.04.2025 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) Vinay JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No VINAY 2025.04.04 15:43 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment