IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 234 ***** CRM-M No.14520 of 2026 Date of decision : 9.7.2026 Date of uploading : 9.7.2026 Deepak Kumar Mehmi ………….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …….Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. A.S. Gill, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Jaypreet Singh, DAG, Punjab --- SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL) 1. Present second petition has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.2 dated 3.1.2017 under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of IPC, registered at Police Station Navi Baradari, District Jalandhar. 2. Learned State counsel has filed short reply by way of affidavit of Rajesh Thakur, PPS, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Central), Commissionerate Jalandhar, in Court today. The same be kept on record. Copy thereof has been furnished to learned counsel for the petitioner. 3. Faced with the situation that the FIR-complainant is yet to be examined as a prosecution witness, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the petition in hand at this stage. 4. Ordered accordingly. ASHWANI KUMAR 2026.07.09 18:19 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 5. Needless to say that the trial Court shall make an earnest endeavour to record the testimony of the said witness at the earliest. (SUMEET GOEL) JUDGE 9.7.2026 Ashwanii Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether reportable: Yes/No ASHWANI KUMAR 2026.07.09 18:19 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document