In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Reserved On: 02.12.2025 Pronounced On: 15.12.2025 Gurbhej Singh alias Bheja alias Bathinda ... Petitioner(s)

Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent(s)

CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Partap Singh.

Present: Mr. Imaan Singh Khara, Advocates for the petitioner(s).

Mr. Deepender Singh, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, with Mr. Rohit Bansal, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondent.

Surya Partap Singh, J.

1. For the commission of offence punishable under Sections 307, 353, 186, 332, 333,506(ii), 120-B, 427, 148, 149 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, hereinafter being referred to as “IPC” only and Sections 25 & 27 of the Arms Act, the FIR No. 39 dated 24.02.2023 has been lodged in Police Station Ajnala, District Amritsar, Punjab. This is first petition for bail, filed by the petitioner, under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, hereinafter being referred to as “BNSS” only.

2. In nut-shell, the facts emerging from record are that the above mentioned FIR came into being at the instance of SI/SHO Jasjit Singh Gill, who had reported that on 23.02.2023 he was heading a team, deputed for law and order duty, comprising of ASI Agyapal Singh, ASI Ratan Singh, HC Satwant Singh, HC Harmanjit Singh, C. Sarabjit Singh, C. Harjit Singh, C.Sukhdev Singh, C. Harjinder Singh, C. Sikhwinder Singh and driver of official vehicle ASI Sukhdev Singh. As per report submitted by the above named police official, Amritpal Singh son of Tarsem Sigh, who was an accused in a case registered vide FIR No. 29 dated 16.02.2023 under Sections 365, 379-B(2), 323, 506(ii), 295A, 148 and 149 IPC had given a call through social media to gather around Ajnala Police Station on 23.02.2023 and therefore, adequate security arrangements were made in Ajnala city to deal with the situation. According to above named police officer, the additional force including senior police officers were deployed from other districts also for handling of the situation.

3. The above named police official further reported that on 23.02.2023 at about 02:00 P.M. a crowd under the leadership of Amritpal Singh reached Ajnala city, armed with sticks, machetes, kirpans (sharp edged weapons) and spears, and started to move as a mob. As per report the movement of above mentioned mob was stopped peacefully by the senior police officers, but the above mentioned mob which comprised of Amritpal Singh, Harjit Singh, Harmel Singh Jodhe, Harwinder Singh Hundal alias Labh Singh, Gurbhej Singh Bathinda, Gurpreet Singh, Pappalpreet Singh, Onkar Singh, Varinder Singh Fauzi, Harkaran Singh alias Chappa, Sarabjit Singh, Baljinder Singh, Gurpal Singh, Jagmohan Singh alias Jagga, Amandeep Singh, Satnam Singh, Pippal Singh, Sukhpreet Singh, Bikramjit Singh and 200/250 more persons launched an attack upon the police officers under a pre-planned conspiracy and in the above mentioned incident, SP (Inv Amritsar) Jugraj Singh, ASI Jatinder Singh, C. Manpreet Singh, PHG Janak Raj and PHG Surjit Singh suffered serious injuries on their head and other body parts. As per report, the above mentioned mob vandalized the barricades and official vehicles of police departments and defiantly and forcibly entered Ajnala Police Station challenging the authority of police and disrupting their duties.

4. In view of the above mentioned report, while observing that the attack was launched with the intention to kill the police officials, the FIR for the commission of offence under Section 307, 353, 186, 332, 333, 506(ii), 120-B, 427, 148 and 149 IPC was lodged in Police Station Ajnala and the investigation was taken up. It is the case of prosecution that during the course of investigation, the petitioner was arrested.

5. Heard.

6. It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent having no nexus, whatsoever, with the commission of crime, and that a false story has been cooked up with regard to presence of