233 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-8839-2025 Date of Decision: 12.05.2025 Baljeet Singh and others ..... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present: None for the petitioners. Mr. Tarun Aggarwal, Addl. A.G., Punjab. Mr. Samay Singh Sandhawalia, Advocate, for the complainant. Rajesh Bhardwaj, J. (ORAL) Prayer in the present petition is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners in a case registered vide DDR/GD No.40 dated 12.11.2024, under Sections 118(1), 115(2), 191(3), 190 of BNS (Sections 118(2) of BNS, 2023 added vide DDR No.14 dated 13.01.2025) arising out of FIR No.217, dated 12.11.2024, under Sections 333, 115(2), 118(1), 3(5) of BNS, 2023, registered at Police Station Sadar Faridkot, District Faridkot. The petitioners were granted interim anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 15.02.2025. However, in pursuance to the order dated 15.02.2025, as submitted by learned State counsel on instructions from ASI Gurbaksh Singh, the petitioners have not joined the investigation. The case came up for hearing on 29.04.2025. Thereafter, the case was taken up on 30.04.2025, however, no one appeared for the petitioners. It was submitted by learned State counsel that the petitioners have not joined the investigation and another FIR No.81 dated 20.04.2025 has also been registered against them. Thereafter, the case was adjourned for today. Today also no one has appeared for the petitioners. Thus, in view of the above, the petitioners do not deserve the concession of anticipatory bail. Hence, the present petition stands dismissed. (RAJESH BHARDWAJ) 12.05.2025 JUDGE sharmila Whether Speaking/Reasoned : Yes/No Whether Reportable : Yes/No SHARMILA DEVI 2025.05.12 18:08 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment PHHC