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Pankaj Bishnoi v. State of Punjab

Punjab & Haryana HC4 Feb 2026CRM-M/57953/2025

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What is this about?

Pankaj Bishnoi v. State of Punjab — interim directions under Section 482(2) BNSS, 2023 following reported amicable settlement of an FIR rooted in a matrimonial dispute: petitioner to join investigation, remain available for interrogation, refrain from inducing or threatening persons acquainted with the facts, and not leave India without prior permission of the Court; investigation to continue in usual manner; adjourned to 19.1.2026; electronically attested at Chandigarh on 05.02.2026.

What did the court decide?

Interim directions issued: petitioner to join investigation and abide by the Section 482(2) BNSS, 2023 conditions (availability for interrogation; no inducement, threat or promise; no leaving India without prior permission of the Court), with investigation to continue in the usual manner; matter adjourned to 19.1.2026. ¶5

Pankaj Bishnoi Vs State of Punjab — Anticipatory Bail | Punjab & Haryana HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner should be directed to join investigation and abide by the conditions prescribed under Section 482(2) BNSS, 2023, in view of the reported amicable settlement of the FIR arising from a matrimonial dispute.

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Court's answer

The petitioner is directed to join investigation before the Investigating Agency/Officer and to abide by the conditions envisaged under Section 482(2) BNSS, 2023.

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Ratio / Principle

Condition (1): the petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required.

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Key takeaways

Condition (2): the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade that person from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer.ratio¶7
Condition (3): the petitioner shall not leave India without prior permission of the Court.ratio¶8
The investigating agency/officer shall continue with the investigation of the case in the usual manner.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Interim order in an anticipatory-bail framework (Section 482(2) BNSS, 2023): counsel for petitioner Pankaj Bishnoi and for the complainant stated that the FIR, whose genesis lay in a matrimonial dispute, had been amicably settled. The petitioner was directed to join investigation before the Investigating Agency/Officer subject to conditions: (1) availability for interrogation by a police officer as and when required; (2) no direct or indirect inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts so as to dissuade disclosure to the Court or police; (3) no departure from India without prior permission of the Court. The investigating agency/officer was to continue the investigation in the usual manner. Matter adjourned to 19.1.2026.

Pankaj Bishnoi v. State of Punjab

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