IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-57044-2025 (O&M)

Date of decision: 15.01.2026 Inderjit Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY *****

Present : Mr. Abhimanyu Kalsy, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Ms. Gagandeep Kaur, DAG, Punjab *****

AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (ORAL)

CRM-53252-2025 For the reasons mentioned in the application and no objection of learned State counsel, the same is allowed and the main case is preponed and is taken up on Board today itself for hearing.

CRM-49068-2025 For the reasons mentioned in the application, the same is allowed and the medico legal report dated 18.12.2024 of the petitioner and order dated 06.11.2025 passed in CRM-M-60843-2025 are taken on record as Annexures P-5 and P-6 respectively.

Main case

1. Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 483 BNSS is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.185 dated 20.12.2024, registered under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 118(2), 351(2) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023 at Police Station Machhiwara, District Khanna/ District Ludhiana.

2. Learned counsel contends that the petitioner has been in custody for 07 months and 07 days. He also received injury on the head at the hand of the complainant for which reference is made to MLR, Annexure P-5, however, no DDR has been registered despite a statement having been made by him to the police in this regard, thus it is a case of version and cross-version and a similar injury has been alleged to have been inflicted by the petitioner. Co-accused Pargat Singh, who was also alleged to have given injuries to the complainant, has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 06.11.2025, after being in custody for about 3 months. Charges have been framed on 03.09.2025, however out of total 13 prosecution witnesses, none has been examined. He is not involved in any other case.

3. The custody certificate dated 13.01.2026, filed by the learned State counsel is taken on record. As per the same, the petitioner is behind bars for 07 months and 07 days.

4. Learned State counsel opposes the bail on the ground that there are specific allegations against the petitioner of having caused injuries to the complainant. However, he is unable to controvert the submissions with regard to stage of the trial; co-accused enlarged on bail and the petitioner being not involved in any other case.

5. Heard.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, in particular that the petitioner is in custody for 07 months and 07 days; co-accused are on bail; not involved in any other case; charges were framed on 03.09.2025, however, none has been examined, the trial is likely to take a considerable time, further incarceration of the petitioner would be violative of his right enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, the present petition is allowed.

7. The petitioner is ordered to be released on regular bail, subject to furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of trial Court/Duty Magistrate concerned, if not required in any other case and shall abide by the following conditions:-

(i) The petitioner will not tamper with the evidence during the trial.

(ii) The petitioner will not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witnesses.

(iii) The petitioner will appear before the trial Court on each and every date fixed, unless is exempted by a specific order of Court.

(iv) The petitioner shall not commit an offence similar to the offence of which, he is an accused, or for commission of which he is suspected of.

(v) The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly coerce, induce, threaten or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him/ her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence in any manner.

(vi) The petitioner shall not in any manner misuse his liberty. (vii) The petitioner shall furnish his address and mobile number by way of an affidavit to the trial Court and not chang