IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Satnam Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Date of Decision: April 02, 2026 Date of Uploading: April 06, 2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Paramjit Singh Brar, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Baljinder Singh Sra, Additional AG Punjab.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

Present petition is the second attempt (though not disclosed by the petitioner) filed under Section 483 of BNSS 2023, seeking grant of regular bail to the petitioner, in case FIR No.435 dated 22.10.2025, registered under section 109, 191(3), 190, 351(2), 324(4), 115(2) of BNS, 2023, at Police Station City Faridkot, District Faridkot.

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 Kamaljit Singh I am doing mobile shop in the name of Gurpreet Telecom on 20.10.2025 I and my wife Taranpreet Kaur were coming back to our house after paying obisence at Gururdwara Sahib at about 6.30 pm Arshdeep Singh son of Krishan Singh, Kaka Singh son of Bhinder Singh @ Bhinda Halwi, Satnam Singh son of Amarjeet Singh @ Uggi, Sukhvir Singh @ Sukha son of Jagsir Singh @ Jabba and Bobby son of Kewal Singh residents of Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Kamiana Gate Faridkot were talking on the backside of our house by parking their motorcycle I asked them that the street is very narrow and please go in the open space and Satnam Singh told me that street is not of your father that you are stopping us from standing here. I said the street is of the public but as it is a festival day you get ahead. On saying so I and my wife went inside our house then after celebrating the Diwali Festival I and my wife slept in upper portion of the house at about 10.30 pm we heard sound of the carackers and saw from the parapet in the street Arshdeep Singh armed with kirpan, Kaka Singh armed with kappa, Sukhvir Singh empty handed, Satnam Singh empty handed and Bobby also empted handed were standing in the street in front of our house, Stanam Singh gave a lalkara come down stairs we will teach you a lesson for stopping us for standing in the street. 1 stated that we are not quarrel with you, you also celebrate Diwali with your family, Arshdeep Singh and Kaka Singh started breaking our door with their kirpan and kappa I kept on requesting them by standing on the roof meanwhile my wife Taranpreet Kaur also came there and pleaded that we have not point of fighting. Sukhvir Singh @ Sukha broke a earthen pot lying there in the street and started throwing towards us, Bobby throw brick bats towards us. My wife Taranpreet Kaur went forward to pacify them then Sukhvir Singh @ Sukha and Arshdeep Singh claimed with stairs in front of our house Sukhvir Singh @ Sukha throw a piece of earthen pot towards head of my wife, which hit on her left eye I tried to take care of her but Bobby throw a brick bat which hit on my stomach on hearing our cries my parents came in the upper portion, that the left eye and entire face of my wife was covered with blood. We raised cries then they all went away with their respective weapons while abusing and threatening to kill us. Thereafter, I and my father got admitted Taranpreet Kaur in GGSMC&H in Faridkot, but we all took my wife to DMC Ludhian for better treatment, during the treatment Dr. told that the eye of Taranpreet Kaur has been damaged and all the accused has caused injuries in order to kill us. I had made my statement Sd/-

Kamaljit Singh, Sd/- ASI Chamkaur Singh dated 22.10.2025.”

3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has argued that the petitioner was arrested on 27.10.2025. Learned counsel has further argued that the petitioner has been falsely implicated into the FIR in question. Learned counsel has further submitted that, assuming arguendo, the prosecution version available at this juncture is taken to be correct, the role ascribed to the petitioner is that of lalkara. Learned counsel has further argued that the pet