Rani Kaur @ Rani vs State of Punjab

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2026 Supreme(P&H) 11

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL
Rani Kaur @ Rani – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the petitioner:Mr. Raghav Soni, Advocate.
For the State : Mr. Rahul Jindal, AAG, Punjab.

Table of Content
1. procedural context for anticipatory bail under section 482 of bnss. (Para 1 , 2 , 4)
2. conflicting contentions regarding culpability and the necessity of custodial interrogation. (Para 3 , 5)
3. custodial interrogation is vital for serious offences versus protective bail. (Para 6 , 7 , 8)
4. dismissal of bail due to requirement for custodial investigation. (Para 9 , 10)

JUDGMENT

RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J (ORAL)

1. Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.10 dated 10.01.2026 registered under Sections 103 , 238 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, at Police Station Ajnala, District Amritsar Rural.

2. Brief facts of the present case are that the petitioner along with other co-accused, had murdered Kashmir Kaur (daughter of the complainant). Hence, the present FIR.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case and she has no concern with the death of Kashmir Kaur. He further argued that the petitioner has been falsely roped in the present case only because of the reason that she is the mother-in-law o

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