IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 221 CRM-M-45967-2025 Date of Decision: 09.09.2025 Gurcharan Singh and another ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA **** Present: Mr. Atul Goyal, Advocate for the petitioners. 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.26 dated 14.03.2025, registered under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 305, 324(4), 351, 191(3), 190 of BNS, 2023, at Police Station Division 3, District Police Commissionerate Ludhiana. 2. Status report dated 08.09.2025 filed on behalf of the respondent-State is taken on record. Copy thereof, has been supplied to opposite counsel. 3. Vide order dated 22.08.2025 passed by this Court, the petitioners were granted interim bail and was directed to join investigation. 4. Learned State counsel on instructions from the Investigating Officer, has submitted that the petitioners have joined investigation on 26.08.2025 and he is not required for custodial interrogation. 5. Keeping in view the nature of the allegations, pre-trial incarceration of the petitioners are also not required. As such, a case is made HARISH KUMAR 2025.09.10 19:19 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment CRM-M-45967-2025 -2- out for allowing the present petition. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and the order dated 22.08.2025, 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 09, 2025 Nisha-1 Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No HARISH KUMAR 2025.09.10 19:19 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment