212 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision:20.02.2025 SURAJ SINGH ....Petitioner VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB ....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KARAMJIT SINGH Present: Ms. Divya Gulati, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Inderjeet Singh Ladher, DAG, Punjab.

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KARAMJIT SINGH, J.

Prayer in the present petition under Section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case having FIR No.122 dated 01.11.2023 registered for the offences punishable under Section 379-B(2) of IPC and Section 25 of Arms Act at Police Station Dhariwal, District Gurdaspur.

2. The allegations in nutshell are that on 01.11.2023 early in the morning, the complainant was coming back to his house after paying obeisance at Gurdwara Sahib. On the way he was intercepted by 5/6 unknown persons, who were travelling in Innova car and one of them pointed pistol towards the complainant while the others were having sharp edged weapons and they snatched VIVO mobile phone having Sim No.9814494785 and another Sim No.8360208772 and then all the said miscreants fled away from there.

3. Counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner inter alia submits that petit