Vice Admiral Puneet Kumar Bahl, AVSM, VSM is a former officer in the Indian Navy.

As a Captain, he served as the Defence Attaché (DA) in Japan and Republic of Korea at the Embassy of India at Tokyo from 2007 to 2010.

He oversaw the induction and operationalisation of the Boeing P-8I for which the base was awarded with the unit citation by the Chief of the Naval Staff (India).

[4][6] He served as FOGA&FONA for two-and-a-half years, after which he moved to Mumbai as the Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area (FOMA), succeeding Rear Admiral Sanjay Mahindru in February 2018.

[8][9] He subsequently served as the Chief Instructor (Navy) at the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington.