Vaishali v. State of Punjab
Case brief
What is this about?
CRM-M-3528-2025, decided 20.05.2025, High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh (Sanjiv Berry, J.): anticipatory bail petition under Section 482 BNSS, 2023 of petitioner Vaishali allowed; FIR No. 169 dated 27.08.2024, PS Focal Point, District Ludhiana, Sections 420, 120-B IPC and Section 24 Immigration Act; interim bail granted 29.04.2025 confirmed after petitioner joined investigation and State counsel (on ASI Darshan Singh's instructions) stated no further investigation or custodial interrogation required; conditions per Section 482(2) BNSS incl. joining investigation on written notice, no tampering/influencing, no leaving country without permission; express reservation that order is no opinion on merits; complainant's counsel Neha Randhawa and Rythem Bajaj; State DAG K.D. Sachdeva; Rs.15,000/- Google Pay payment flagged from State reply; no precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail petition allowed: interim bail granted vide order dated 29.04.2025 confirmed subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions; petitioner to join investigation as and when required on written notice of the Investigating Officer, and barred from tampering with evidence, influencing witnesses, or leaving the country without prior permission of the Court.