SURJIT SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB - 2025 Supreme(P&H) 1898

Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation

2025 Supreme(P&H) 1898

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
SURJIT SINGH – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF PUNJAB – Respondent

JUDGMENT :

RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J.

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.524 dated 23.10.2025 registered under Sections 118(2), 351(2), 329(3), 191, 190 and 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 25 of the Arms Act, at Police Station Goindwal Sahib, District Tarn Taran.

2. Brief facts as per the prosecution case are that the petitioner along with other co-accused, armed with deadly weapons, attacked the complainant and caused injuries to him.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. He argued that the alleged occurrence took place on 11.10.2025 but the FIR in question was registered on 23.12.2025 i.e. after an unexplained delay of 12 days, casting serious doubt on the prosecution story. He further argued that if the contents of the FIR are taken to be true, even then no specific injury has been attributed to the present petitioner and name of the petitioner has been roped in the case unnecessarily. He submits that there is only one injury in the present case and that too is self suffered, on the

Click Here to Read the rest of this document