IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 05.02.2026 SAHIL PREET SINGH @ SAHIL ... Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Hakikat Singh Grewal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Roshandeep Singh, AAG, Punjab **** (cid:1)

MANISHA BATRA, J. (ORAL)

1. The instant petition has been filed by the petitioner under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short “BNSS”) for grant of regular bail in case arising out of FIR No.51 dated 27.04.2023 registered under Section 307 of IPC, Sections 25 and 27 of Arms Act and Sections 21(C) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (for short “NDPS”) [Section 27A of NDPS added later on) at Police Station Bhikhiwind, District Tarn Taran.

2. As per the allegations, on 27.04.2023, a Police party had laid a nakka at link road from Village Sursingh, when 04 persons were found riding on motorbike. When signal was given to them to stop their vehicles, the driver of the bullet motorcycle slowed down the speed of the vehicle, but the pillion rider, who was later on identified as accused Ranjit Singh @ Raja, took out a pistol and f