Harbhajan Singh v. State Of Punjab And Another

CRM-M-25619-2025 -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-25619-2025 Date of decision: 12.08.2025 HARBHAJAN SINGH ...PETITIONER

VERSUS

STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR.

...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA

Present:

Mr. Suneet Pal Singh Aulakh, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Pooja Nayar Sharma, DAG, Punjab.

**** ANOOP CHITKARA, J. (ORAL) Criminal No.N.I.ACT/53/2020, under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, District Samrala, District Ludhiana, Dated 09.03.2020 Complaint 1.

The petitioner apprehending arrest in the complaint captioned above has come up before this Court under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, [BNSS], seeking anticipatory bail.

2.

Vide order dated 22.05.2025, the petitioner was granted interim bail, which continues till date.

3.

Counsel for the petitioner submits that subsequent to order dated 22.05.2025, petitioner had joined the proceedings and appeared before the trial Court and he undertakes to continue to appear on each and every date without a single default unless there are exceptional circumstances.

4.

The State's counsel opposes bail on instructions. 5.

The petitioner was granted interim bail subject to joining proceedings before the trial Court and he joined proceedings before the trial Court in terms of order dated 22.05.2025. Given the above, there would be no justification to discontinue the interim protection, which is made absolute.

6.

Petition allowed in terms mentioned above. Interim order dated 22.05.2025 is made absolute. All the pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of. 12.08.2025 (ANOOP CHITKARA) renubala JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No Renu Bala 2025.08.19 10:40 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document