IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH JUDGEMENT JUDGEMENT OPERATIVE PART UPLOADED ON RESERVED ON PRONOUNCED PRONOUNCED OR ON FULL

25.02.2026 10.03.2026 FULL PRONOUNCED 11.03.2026 Sukhmandar Singh ...Appellant Versus State of Punjab and another …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR Present: Mr. R.S. Bains, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Sarabjot S. Cheema, Advocate for the appellant(s).

Ms. Pooja Nayar Sharma, D.A.G., Punjab.

Mr. Sukhdeep Singh Sandhu, Special Public Prosecutor for the respondent-NIA.

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ANOOP CHITKARA, J.

AND RC No. Dated Police Station Section

19/2020/ 05.04.2020 National 124A, 120-B IPC and 13, 16, 17, NIA/DLI Investigation Agency 18, 20 of the UAPA Act Bail Application number before the Sessions CIS No. BA/2678/2024 Court CNR No. PBSA01006534-2024 Date of Decision 03.10.2024

1. Aggrieved by the dismissal of regular bail by the Special Judge, NIA, Punjab vide order dated 03.10.2024, the appellant had come up before this Court by filing the present appeal under Section 21 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008.

2. In paragraph 17 of the appeal, the appellant declares that he has no criminal antecedents.