IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ****

ANGREJ SINGH @ RANGA . . . .PETITIONER Vs.

STATE OF PUNJAB . . . . RESPONDENT ****

II. CRM-M-51082-2024 HARJINDER SINGH . . . .PETITIONER Vs.

STATE OF PUNJAB . . . . RESPONDENT ****

Reserved on: 21.01.2025 Pronounced on: 30.01.2025 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Argued by:- Mr. S.P.S. Sidhu, Advocate, for the petitioner (in CRM-M-48601-2024)

Mr. Vinod Ghai, Sr. Advocate, with Ms. Kashish Sahni, Advocate, for the petitioner (in CRM-M-51082-2024)

Mr. R.K. Takkar, DAG, Punjab.

Mr. A.S. Sekhon, Advocate, for the complainant.

DEEPAK GUPTA, J.

This order shall dispose of two petitions titled above, as in both of them, petitioners pray for their release on regular bail in case FIR No.141 dated 02.08.2023 under Sections 302, 450, 341, 506, 427, 326, 323, 324, 201, 148 and

149 of IPC, registered at Police Station Sadar Faridkot, District Faridkot.

2. For Angrej Singh @ Ranga (petitioner in CRM-M-48601-2024), it is his second petition, as his earlier petition bearing CRM-M-11782-2024 was dismissed as withdrawn vide order dated 24.05.2024 (Annexure P8).

3. Separate status reports in both the petitions have been filed on behalf of the resp