IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

278 CRM-M-59012-2025 Date of decision: 06.02.2026 Twinkle ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE AARADHNA SAWHNEY Present : Ms. Rishma Verma, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Gurdeep Singh, AAG, Punjab.

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AARADHNA SAWHNEY, J.(ORAL)

1. By virtue of the present petition under Section 483 BNSS, petitioner, an accused in case bearing FIR No.130 dated 05.12.2024 registered against her and others, u/s 103, 190 of BNS and Section 25 of Arms Act, 1959 (Sections 249, 61(2), 49 of BNS added later on) at Police Station Maqboolpura, District Amritsar, has prayed for grant of bail.

2. Relevant facts as emerging from documents on record be noticed hereinbelow:-

Manpreet Kaur, wife of Gurpreet Singh @ Peeti, resident of Gali No.6, Maqboolpura, Mehta Road, Amritsar, set the criminal law in motion by filing a complaint pointing therein that she was married to Gurpreet Singh @ Peeti, about 11 year ago. They are blessed with two children. They are presently residing at Gali No.6, Maqboolpura, Mehta Road, Amritsar, though they have another house at Dashmesh Avenue, Majitha Road. Sachin, son of Gurbhej Singh, resident of backside Josan Hospital, Mehta Road, Amritsar, is engaged in illegal business of drug trafficking. Many a times, he was counselled by her husband to stop these illegal activities but no heed was paid. About 3-4 days ago, when complainant and her husband were present at their house at Maqboolpura, her father-in-law, namely, Jaspal Singh had come to meet them. At about 10.00 PM, aforesaid Sachin gave telephonic threats to her husband, which were heard by her and her father-in-law also. At about 10.50 PM, on 05.12.2024, she and her brother-in-law, namely, Harpreet Singh @ Ganja were waiting for her husband, outside street No.6. When her husband came out of his grayish coloured car (make Creta) bearing registration No. PB09-BW- 1132, which was parked at the main road, Sachin along with his friends namely Romi, Honey, Gaggu and 2-3 unidentified accomplices who were sitting in the car starting firing at her husband, which hit him below his right eye, head etc., who fell down in pool of blood. Complainant has also specifically mentioned that Gurbhej Singh (father of Sachin) instigated the boys to kill her husband (Gurpreet Singh). Before anybody could react, the assailants fled away. Complainant and her brother-in-law rushed her badly injured husband to Josan Hospital, thereafter, to Pulse Hospital where first-aid was provided. On account of the delicate medical condition of her husband, he was referred to Escort Hospital. Unfortunately, for the family, the injured breathed his last in the hospital.

Primarily with this backdrop, complainant requested the police officials to caught hold of all those who were involved in this incident, as also to initiate appropriate criminal proceedings against them. On the basis of the said complaint a formal case vide FIR No.130 dated 05.12.2024 was registered. Investigations were set into motion, during which IO visited the scene of offence, prepared rough site plan. Three empty catridges of 30 bore and blood-stained earth were taken into possession. Grey coloured car (make I20) bearing registration No.PB09-BW-1132 which the accused had left near DNR Pride, GT Road, Amritsar was taken into possession. Postmortem examination of the dead body was got conducted. Statement of eye witness Harpreet Singh @ Ganja was also recorded by the IO, who also elaborated upon the names of the persons who were involved in the incident as Tejinder Singh @ Sachin, Ramandeep Singh @ Romy, Akashdeep Singh @ Gaggu (husband of petitioner) and Gagandeep Singh @ Honey.

It is further the case of prosecution that one of the co-accused namely Gurbhej Singh father of accused Tejinder Singh @ Sachin surrendered before the IO and disclosed the reason for eliminating Gurpreet Singh @ Peeti who allegedly used to indulge in mischievous acts in the loc