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

206 CRA-S-2537-2025 Date of Decision : 09.09.2025 LAKHWINDER SINGH ...Appellant VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER ...Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE AARADHNA SAWHNEY Present: Mr. R.S. Rai, Senior Advocate with Mr. Rehan Gupta, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Gautam Thapar, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

Mr. Ramandeep, Advocate for respondent No.2-complainant.

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AARADHNA SAWHNEY, J. (ORAL)

1. This order shall dispose of appeal filed by appellant, Lakhwinder Singh, son of Sadha Singh, resident of Village Haryau Khurd, Tehsil Patran, District Patiala, against order dated 31.07.2025, passed by learned Additional Sessions Patiala, vide which application for grant of anticipatory bail of appellant-accused in case FIR No.169 dated 25.07.2025 registered against him, for the commission of offences punishable u/s 108, 3(5) of BNS (Section 3(1) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 added later on), at Police Station Patran, District Patiala, was dismissed.

2. Relevant facts as emerging from documents on record be noticed hereinbelow:-

Sh. Malkit Singh (respondent No.2 in the present appeal), son of l