IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M- 46346-2025 BAGLA ALIAS BAGA SINGH …...Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB …...Respondent CRM-M- 46548-2025 SUDESH ALIAS BATTA …...Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB …...Respondent Decided on: 08.12.2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH Present: Mr. Davinder S. Saini, Advocate, for the petitioners (in both the cases).

Mr. Neeraj Madaan, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

Mr. S.K. Sinha, Advocate, for Mr. Vikramjeet Singh, Advocate, for the complainant.

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SANJAY VASHISTH, J.

1. By this common order, both the aforementioned petitions, i.e. CRM-M-46346-2025 and CRM-M-46548-2025 are being disposed of, as the prayer made in both the petitions are identical.

2. Both the petitions have been filed under section 482 of BNSS, 2023, seeking grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners, in case bearing FIR No.202, dated 02.11.2022, under Section(s) 302, 323, 307, 148, 149, 341 of IPC, registered at Police Station City Rupnagar, District Rupnagar.

3. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioners, it was first clarified that whether the petitioners had been summoned under Section 319 Cr.P.C. or as accused in the main case, particularly since no challan had ever been presented against them. Upon considering the entire factual matrix, on 27.08.2025, following order was passed by this Court:-

“1. Present petitions have been filed by the petitioners, seeking grant of anticipatory bail in case bearing FIR No.202, dated 02.11.2022, under Section(s) 302, 323, 307, 148, 149, 341 of IPC, registered at Police Station City Rupnagar, District Rupnagar.

2. As per the FIR registered on 02.11.2022, accused persons namely (1) Ravi, (2) Sahib Singh, (3) Nazar, (4) Mauji, (5) Raja, (6) Neelu, (7) Tota, along with some other unknown individuals, allegedly surrounded the complainant party while being armed with sharp-edged kirpans. It is alleged that Mauji and Ravi inflicted kirpan blows on the head of Puneet (complainant's brother). Sahib and Mauji also attacked the complainant with kirpan blows to his head and left arm. While the complainant party lay injured on the ground, the remaining accused continued the assault, inflicting further kirpan injuries. As a result of the grievous injuries sustained during the attack, Puneet succumbed to his wounds.

Subsequently, on 22.11.2022, a supplementary statement of the complainant, Ashok Singh, was recorded (Annexure P-2), in which additional accused were named, namely:- (1) Shauki, (2) Sudesh @ Batta (petitioner in CRM-M-46548- 2025), (3) Prince, (4) Phuman, (5) Sumit, (6) Bagla alias Baga Singh (petitioner in CRM-M-46346-2025), and (7) Nathu. During the course of the trial, an application under Section 319 Cr.P.C. was filed seeking summoning of the following accused:- Ravi, Nazar, Sumit, Nathu, Bagla, Batta, Shauki, Prince, Geeta, Lekhraj, Balraj, and Mahipal. The application was partly allowed, and vide order dated 13.05.2023 (Annexure P-3), Ravi was summoned under Section

319 Cr.P.C.

3. It is pertinent to mention that both the petitioners, despite neither being charge-sheeted nor summoned under Section 319 Cr.P.C., had sought similar relief, which has been declined.

4. On the previous date of hearing in CRM- M-46346-2025, i.e., 25.08.2025, learned State counsel was granted time to clarify the factual aspects to remove any prevailing confusion regarding the petitioner’s status in the case.

5. Today, the concerned Investigating Officer, Pawan Kumar, SHO of the police station, is present before the Court, and after examining the case record and seeking the necessary instructions, learned State counsel informs the Court that petitioners were indeed nominated as accused in the supplementary statement recorded 20 days after the date of registration of FIR, i.e., on 22.11.2022. However, since the investigation concerning them had not been finalized and they had not been arrested, final report submitted to the Court of the area Magistrate pertains only to the accused, who had