IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision:02.02.2026 Harpreet Singh @ Happy ... Petitioner Vs.

State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Umesh Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Sakshi Bakshi, AAG, Punjab.

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Manisha Batra, J. (Oral).

1. The present petition has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) by the petitioner seeking benefit of regular bail in case arising out of FIR No.118 dated 24.07.2025, registered under Section 25 of the Arms Act, at Police Station Civil Lines, Amritsar, District Amritsar.

2. The aforementioned FIR was registered on 24.07.2025 on the allegations that on the same day, an information was received to the effect that the present petitioner along with co-accused Simratpal Singh @ Simran was in conscious possession of some illicit weapons and ammunition and was riding in a car make Brezza bearing registration No.PB-08-AU-0619 with an intent to commit some crime. Believing the secret information to be true, a raiding party was formed, which rushed towards the informed place after sending ruqa. The petitioner along with co-accuse