Jagtar Singh vs State Of Punjab - 2025 Supreme(P&H) 863

Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation

2025 Supreme(P&H) 863

PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
MANISHA BATRA
Jagtar Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. P.S. Saini, Advocate
For the Respondent:Ms. Sakshi Bakshi, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab; Mr. Sahil Vashishat, Advocate

JUDGMENT :

Manisha Batra, J.

The instant appeal has been filed under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for short 'SC/ST Act') by the appellant challenging the order dated 02.08.2025 passed by the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge, Ludhiana in case arising out of FIR No.134 dated 26.07.2025 registered under Sections 351(1) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNS') and Section 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of SC/ST Act at Police Station Machhiwara, District Khanna, whereby an application for grant of pre arrest bail as filed by the appellant, had been dismissed.

2. Brief facts relevant for the purpose of disposal of this appeal are that the aforementioned FIR was registered on the basis of complaint lodged by the complainant Ranjit Kaur alleging that she had a dispute with Anma Singh son of Gurmail Singh. The matter had been brought to the notice of the village Sarpanch. The accused Ranjit Singh had provoked the appellant, who is husband of the Village Sarpanch Karnail Kaur against the complainant and the appellant despite having no authority convened a panchayat in the village wherein the complainant had been call

Click Here to Read the rest of this document