IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 18.03.2026 Date of uploading: 18.03.2026 Baljinder Singh @ Sabhi ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present:- Mr. Jagdish Singh Mahal, Advocate for the petitioner(s).

Mr. Hemant Aggarwal, DAG, Punjab.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

1. Present petition has been filed under Section 483 of BNSS 2023 for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.0155 dated 14.06.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 118(2), 115(2), 190, 191(3) of BNS 2023 (Section 103 of BNS 2023 added later on), at Police Station Dinanagar, District Gurdaspur.

2. The case set up in the FIR in question (as set out by the petitioner in the present petition) is as follows:-

“Statement of Sudesh Kumar son of Tilak Raj, resident of Abal Khair, aged about 45 years, mobile no.8549-24379, stated that I am resident of abovesaid address and is labourer. That on 13.06.2025, I and my brother Gagandeep son of Tilak Raj with me on my motorcycle no. PB-06BG-6261 Splender went to fetch milk at Adda Sainpur that time was about 08:25 PM that my brother Gagandeep was purchasing milk from Nav Dairy and I was standing slightly back on motorcycle. In the meantime two vehicle came from which 7/8 persons alongwith weapons came from whom three persons alighted from one car from one Onkar Singh son of Sawaran Singh resident of Dharo Chak armed with baseball whom I already know, one unknown hair cut person with muffled face armed dattar, one unknown turbaned person whom I can recognize on confront armed with dattar came on dairy. On coming they started inflicting injureis with their respective weapons to Navjot Singh son of Nirmal Singh, resident of Kharal, who is owner of Nav Dairy and in the meantime young turban person with the intention to kill gave blow on head of my brother Gagandeep Singh, due to which my brother fell on ground and blood started oozing heavily. Persons who were sitting in second vehicle on road they started rasing noises to kill Navjot abovesaid and Gagandeep abovesaid and they may not left spare. Then I alongwith other persons standing raised nosies mardita mardita. Then abovesaid assailants alongwith their respective weapons fled away. This whole occurrence is eyewitnessed by me, after hearing noises my brother Suresh Kumar who is running shop of RMP doctor nearby Adda Abal Khair came at spot with whose help I got admitted my brother Gagandeep at Abrol Hospital Gurdaspur. Due to grevious injury on the head of Gagandeep, he is unconscious and is under treatment. I am aggrieved. Legal action be taken against abovesaid assailants. Bone of contention is that due to old quarrel. Statement recorded, heard, is correct.”

3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has argued that the petitioner is in custody since 01.07.2025. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has further contended that the petitioner has been falsely implicated into the FIR in question. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has further submitted that prime prosecution witnesses namely Sudesh Kumar (FIR-complainant), PW-Navjot Singh @ Jonny, PW- Manpreet Singh and PW-Sanjeev Kumar have turned hostile and, thus, the trial is not likely to culminate into conviction. He has further contended that the petitioner is a man with clean antecedents. Thus, regular bail is prayed for.

4. Learned State counsel has opposed the present petition by arguing that the allegations raised against the petitioner are serious in nature and, thus, he does not deserve the concession of the regular bail. Learned State counsel seeks to place on record custody certificates dated

17.03.2026 in Court, which are taken on record.

5. I have heard counsel for the rival parties and have gone through the available records of the case.

6. The petitioner was arrested on 01.07.2025 whereinafter investigation was carried out and challan was presented on 29.09.2025