IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 216 CRM-M-31471-2025 Date of Decision: 29.07.2025 Gopi Kaur @ Gurpreet Kaur ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA **** Present: Mr. Amandeep Singh Sidhu, 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.61 dated 02.05.2025, registered under Sections 109, 118, 115(2) and 3(5) of BNS 2023, at Police Station City Rampura, District Bathinda. 2. Reply dated 28.07.2025 filed on behalf of the respondent No.1- State is taken on record. Copy thereof, has been supplied to counsel opposite. 3. Vide order dated 03.06.2025 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 that the petitioner has joined investigation on 05.06.2025 and he is not required for custodial interrogation. No recovery has been effected from the petitioner. NISHA 2025.08.01 10.23 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-31471-2025 -2- 5. Keeping in view of the above mentioned facts and circumstances, without commenting on the merits of the case, the present petition is allowed and the order dated 03.06.2025, granting interim bail to the petitioner, is made absolute, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 (analogous to Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure). (MANISHA BATRA) JUDGE July 29, 2025 Nisha-1 Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No NISHA 2025.08.01 10.23 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document