IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 113 CRM-M-32712-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision: 18.06.2025 Ranjit Singh …Petitioner V/s State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM AGGARWAL Present: Mr. Manpreet Singh Dua, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Harkanwar Jeet Singh, AAG, Punjab. *** VIKRAM AGGARWAL, J (ORAL) Prayer in the present petition preferred by the petitioner under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short the “BNSS”) is for the grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.27, dated 09.04.2020 under Sections 188, 269, 270, 271 of IPC (Sections 279, 427, 337, 338 and 304A IPC added subsequently in the FIR), registered at Police Station Talwara, District Hoshiarpur. 2. It transpires from the record that final report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. was submitted on 22.01.2021. Since the presence of the petitioner could not be procured, proceedings under Section 82 Cr.P.C. were initiated and the petitioner was declared a proclaimed person vide order dated 18.07.2022 (Annexure P-7). 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not aware of the proceedings and that the moment he came to know about the proceedings, he instituted a petition for anticipatory bail, which was rejected by the Court of learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Hoshiarpur vide order dated 04.06.2025. He submits that the petitioner is willing to surrender but apprehends that upon surrender, he would be sent into custody despite the offences being bailable. He limits his prayer to the extent that a direction be VIKAS CHANDER 2025.06.18 15.15 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-32712-2025 -2- issued to the Court concerned that in case the petitioner surrenders and files an application for bail, the same be decided on the same day. 4. Having considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the present petition is disposed of with a direction that in case the petitioner surrenders before the Court concerned within a period of 10 days from today and files an application for the grant of bail, the same shall be decided expeditiously and preferably on the same day. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. (VIKRAM AGGARWAL) JUDGE June 18, 2025 vcgarg Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No VIKAS CHANDER 2025.06.18 15.15 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document