104+206 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.-

CRA-S-141-2026 (O&M)

Date of Decision : 12.02.2026 Baldev Singh ....Appellant VERSUS State of Punjab and Others ....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Present: Mr. Anmol Sharma, Advocate and Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Hardeep Hans, AAG Punjab.

Mr. A.S.Khinda, Advocate for respondents No. 2 and 3.

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MANDEEP PANNU J. (Oral)

CRM-5938-2026 Allowed as prayed for subject to all just exceptions.

CRA-S-141-2026

1. The present appeal has been filed by the appellant against the impugned order dated 03.01.2026 passed by the learned Special Court, Kapurthala, whereby the anticipatory bail application filed by the appellant in FIR No. 106 dated 27.12.2025, registered under Section 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, at Police Station Begowal, District Kapurthala, has been dismissed.

2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that complainants Sukhdev Singh and Hardev Singh moved an application before the SHO, Police Station Begowal, District Kapurthala, against the present appellant Baldev Singh. It has been alleged that the complainants be