CRM-M-53283- IN THE H (103) MANDEEP SING STATE OF PUNJ CORAM: HON Present: Mr. Ms. R MANISHA BATR 1. The Section 482 of Bh for grant of anticip registered under S 308(6) of BNS ad Police Station Sad 2. As p Gurpreet Singh, ha that he had comm he did not give mo told the victim to s the purpose of ma -2025 (O&M) 1 THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB A CHANDIGARH SINGH Versus
PUNJAB HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANIS Mr. S.S. Maini, Advocate for the peti Ms. Ruchika Sabherwal, Sr. DAG, Pu **** BATRA, J. (ORAL) The instant petition has been prefe of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanh anticipatory bail in case arising out of nder Section 308(3), 3(5) of Bharatiya NS added later on and Section 308( n Sadar Kotkapura, District Faridkot. As per the allegations, Baltej Singh ngh, had been receiving some calls dem committed rape with someone and wo ive money. Baltej Singh shared this f im to strike a deal with the callers and of making payment of money. Acco JAB AND HARYANA AT ARH
CRM-M-53283-2025 (O&M) Date of decision : 05.03.2026 ... Petitioner
...Respondent
ANISHA BATRA
e petitioner G, Punjab preferred by the petitioner under a Sanhita, 2023 (for short “BNSS”) out of FIR No.107 dated 11.07.2024 ratiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Section 308(3) of BNS delete later on) at idkot. ingh, cousin of the complainant alls demanding money on the pretext and would be implicated in a case if this fact with the complainant, who rs and to call them at some place for Accordingly, Baltej Singh, through M) 2026
nder ) 2024 ction n) at inant etext se if who e for ough AMIT SHARMA 2026.03.06 12:26 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-53283- the phone of his f with those persons there, the victim w with the co-accuse reached there in a rape was committe admitted that the threatening him. A initiated. During t been deleted and Apprehending his anticipatory bail b which was dismiss 3. It is a falsely implicated registration No.PB 0accused Sarabjee dispute. As soon Singh had reached 10-12 persons had some unidentified modesty of co-acc Singh and Baltej -2025 (O&M) 2 f his friend Gurtej Singh, struck a de ersons and arranged a meeting with th ctim was called near some school. The accused Harpal Singh and Mandeep re in a car and tried to extort money fr mmitted upon one Mandeep Kaur. On at they just wanted to extort mon him. After registration of the FIR, in uring the investigation, the offence und d and offence under Section 308(6 ng his arrest, the petitioner moved bail before the Court of the learned ismissed vide order dated 20.08.2025 It is argued by learned counsel for t licated in this case. He was only PB-31-V-0975 and has been ask arabjeet Kaur to accompany her to K s soon as he alongwith the co-accuse eached Kotkapura, Baltej Singh and ns had abducted them by overpower ntified location where they were giv accused Sarabjeet Kaur was outrag Baltej Singh got registered a false k a deal for a sum of Rs. 2,20,000/- with them at Kotakpura. On reaching ol. The accused Sarabjeet Kaur along Singh i.e. the present petitioner ney from them. They disclosed that ur. On asking her whereabouts, they t money from Baltej Singh after IR, investigation proceedings were ce under Section 308(3) of BNS has 308(6) of BNS has been added. oved an application for grant of rned Judge, Special Court, Faridkot, .2025. l for the petitioner that he has been only a driver of the car bearing en asked on 10.07.2025 by the co- er to Kotkapura as there was some accused Sarabjeet Kaur and Harpal h and Gurtej Singh accompanied by rpowering them, had taken them to ere given merciless beatings. The outraged. Subsequently, the Gurtej false case through Gurpreet Singh - hing long ioner that they after were has ded. t of dkot, been aring - some arpal d by m to The urtej ingh AMIT SHARMA 2026.03.06 12:26 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-53283- complainant and commission of o attracted at all in ready to join inve therefore, argued t 4. Per c against the petitio required for condu are no exceptional is, therefore, stress 5. This at considerable len 6. The committed offenc Gurpreet Singh b which is an offenc 10 years or more. at its nascent stag granted in excepti safety of pre-arre knowledge. In ca Investigating Agen -2025 (O&M) 3 t and got registered FIR to save them offence punishable under Section all in this case. His custodial interro in investigation. No recovery is to gued that he deserves to be extended b Per contra, learned State counsel ha petitioner are serious and specific. conducting thorough and proper inve ptional circumstances for grant of pre , stressed that the petition does not des This Court has heard the rival submi ble length. The petitioner alongwith the co offence of extortion from Baltej Sing by putting him in fear of registrat offence punishable with imprisonmen more. The allegations against him are t stage. It is well settled that anticipa xceptional circumstances only as a p arrest bail would certainly not dis In case custodial interrogation of th g Agency, that shall leave many glarin e themselves. The ingredients for ection 308(6) of BNS have not been interrogation is not required. He is s to be effected from him. It is, nded benefit of pre-arrest bail. nsel has argued that the allegations ific. His custodial interrogation is er investigation in the matter. There of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner. It ot deserve to be allowed. ubmissions made by both the parties e co-accused is alleged to have j Singh, cousin of the complainant gistration of a rape case against him nment for a term that may extend to im are serious in nature. The case is ticipatory bail to an accused can be as a person couched in comparative ot disclose all the facts within his of the petitioner is denied to the glaring loopholes and gaps, thereby for been e is It is, tions on is here r. It rties have inant him nd to se is n be ative n his the reby AMIT SHARMA 2026.03.06 12:26 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRM-M-53283- adversely effectin order of anticipa procedure of crim law that the powe in extra-ordinary taking into conside conviction may en circumstance is, h For the purpose interrogation of t discussed facts, th to be dismissed. 7. It is m the purpose of dec on the merits of th 8. Since any, is rendered in 05.03.2026 Amit Sharma -2025 (O&M) 4 ffecting the investigation. The Court ticipatory bail does not operate as f criminal cases by the trial Court. It powers for grant of pre-arrest bail ar inary and exceptional circumstances onsideration the nature of the accusati ay entail. In the instant case, no such e is, however, made out from the ple rpose of conducting thorough and p n of the petitioner is must. Taking cts, this Court is of the considered opi sed. According the same is dismissed. It is made clear that any observation of deciding the present petition and t s of the case. Since the main petition has been dism ered infructuous. (MA Whether speaking/reasoned:- Yes 
 

Court is also required to see that an ate as inroad in the normal legal urt. It is well settled proposition of bail are to be exercised by the Court ances and with great caution while ccusation and the sentence which the o such exceptional or extra-ordinary the pleas as taken by the petitioner. and proper investigation custodial aking into consideration the above red opinion that the petition deserves issed. vation made herein above is only for and the same shall have no bearing en dismissed, pending application, if (MANISHA BATRA)
JUDGE
Yes/No
at an legal n of ourt hile h the inary oner. odial bove erves y for aring n, if AMIT SHARMA 2026.03.06 12:26 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment.