IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 04.11.2025 Harmandeep Singh @ Manna ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Tuneet Walia, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Jaypreet Singh, DAG, Punjab.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

1. Present petition has been filed under Section 483 of BNSS for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.0068 dated 10.06.2023 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 307, 120- B, 34 of IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 at Police Station Khichian, District Amritsar Rural.

2. The case set up in the FIR in question (as set out by the petitioner in the present petition) is as follows:-

“Statement of Gurjeet Singh @ Kaalu S/o Gurdev Singh R/o Bhorsi Rajputana, P.S. Khilchain, District Amritsar, aged about 22 years, M.no. 7587235807, has stated that he is the resident of the above stated address and he does labour work. On 09.06.2023, I along with my wife Manju was going to the doctor on foot for taking her medicines, to the village doctor shop in the evening at around 8:45 p.m. When we reached near my brother's house Gurpreet Singh, we saw