Sudagar Singh Alias Saudagar Singh vs State of Punjab

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2024 Supreme(P&H) 1815

PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
SANDEEP MOUDGIL
Sudagar Singh Alias Saudagar Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Sagar Doon, Advocate
For the Respondent: Mr. J.S. Rattu, DAG, Punjab

JUDGMENT :

Sandeep Moudgil, J. (Oral)

1. Relief Sought

The jurisdiction of this Court under Section 483 of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been invoked seeking the concession of regular bail for the petitioner in FIR No.113 dated 21.12.2023, under Section 307, 452, 323, 148, 149 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 25, 27, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act, 1959 (Sections 324, 326, 450, 201 of IPC added later on) registered at Police Station Sadar Rupnagar, District Rupnagar, Punjab.

2. The Prosecution story set up in the present case as per the version narrated in the instant FIR reads as under :-

'Copy of the Statement "Statement of Charan Dass s/o Balak Ram s/o Tulsi Ram r/o Village Bardar P.S Sadar Rupnagar District Rupnagar aged about 35 years Mobile No. 98159-58678 stated that I am the resident of the abovementioned address and doing the work of agriculture. Today as per the daily routine at about 6:15 AM, I went to the Temple of Peer Baba in my village which is at a close distance to my house for paying obeisance and when I entered the temple and was paying obeisance in the meantime in the temple, Sudagar Singh son of Mehar Singh armed with country made pistol in his hand a