IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 209 CRM-M-27357-2025 Date of Decision: 22.09.2025 VISHAL HANS ...Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA **** Present: Mr. Bhrigu Dutt Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Sakshi Bakshi, AAG, Punjab. MANISHA BATRA , J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.442 dated 08.12.2020, registered under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of IPC, 1860, at Police Station Division No.5, Police Commissionerate, District Jalandhar. 2. Vide order dated 26.05.2025 passed by this Court, the petitioner was granted interim bail and was directed to join investigation. 4. Learned State counsel on instructions from the Investigating Officer, has submitted that the petitioner has joined investigation on 06.06.2025 and he is not required for custodial interrogation. 5. Keeping in view the nature of the allegations, pre-trial incarceration of the petitioner is also not required. As such, a case is made HARISH KUMAR 2025.09.23 14:08 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment CRM-M-27357-2025 -2- out for allowing the present petition. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and the order dated 26.05.2025, granting interim bail to the petitioner, is made absolute, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 (analogous to Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure). (MANISHA BATRA) JUDGE September 22, 2025 Nisha-1 Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No HARISH KUMAR 2025.09.23 14:08 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment