220 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 15.01.2025 MANDEEP SINGH …Petitioner V/S STATE OF PUNJAB …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Harlove Singh Rajput, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Sandeep Kumar, DAG Punjab ****

HARPREET SINGH BRAR J. (Oral)

1. This is the first petition filed under Section 483 of BNSS 2023 seeking grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No. 37 dated 28.01.2023 registered under Sections 307, 387 of Indian Penal Code and Sections 25 and 27 of Arms Act at Police Station Dera Bassi, District SAS Nagar, Mohali (Annexure P-1).

2. Present case was registered on statement of the complainant Yogesh Kumar alias Yashu to the effect that he is a truck driver. On 27.01.2023, at about 10:30 P.M., he along with his friend Sandeep Singh, Jaspal Singh and Sukhi were present on his friend Jaspal Singh's truck bearing number PB- 65-BA-3775 which was being driven by Jaspal Singh and were standing little ahead of Surya Mehal Palace, Ramgarh Road, in front of the Rajendra Infrastructure. While they were sitting and talking to each other in the truck, a person opened the driver's door of their tr