A single-judge court allowed a petition for anticipatory bail in a BNS case. Citing Sumit, it clarified that investigation agencies cannot arrest the accused upon adding charges without seeking a fresh court order to arrest.
Petition allowed; interim order dated 10.07.2026 made absolute; petitioner to continue investigation.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
CRM-M-37078-2026
1
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA 205 AT CHANDIGARH
CRM-M-37078-2026 Date of decision: 10.09.2026
PARBODH SINGH ALIAS BODHI
….PETITIONER
VERSUS
STATE OF PUNJAB
...RESPONDENT
CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL
Present: Mr. S.K.Choudhary, Advocate for the petitioner.
Mr. Sandeep Kumar, DAG, Punjab.
H.S.GREWAL,J. (ORAL)
RENU RAWAT 2026.09.10 17.16 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
CRM-M-37078-2026
2
| 10.09.2026 | (H.S.GREWAL) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| renu | JUDGE | ||
| Whether speaking/reasoned: | Yes/No | ||
| Whether reportable: | Yes/No |
RENU RAWAT 2026.09.10 17.16 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner's compliance with the earlier direction to investigate warrants making the interim bail order absolute.
Whether the investigating authority can arrest the petitioner upon addition of new offences without a specific court order.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
Sumit Vs State of U.P.Explained¶6
_Sumit Vs State of U.P. and Another_, Criminal Appeal No. 830 of 2026
2 provisions across 1 enactments
PARBODH SINGH ALIAS BODHI
STATE OF PUNJAB
H.S.GREWAL
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
