IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CRM-M No.64477 of 2025 (O & M)

Date of decision : 9.2.2026 Date of uploading : 9.2.2026 Ranjit Kaur alias Rani ………….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …….Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Virat Rana, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Hemant Aggarwal, DAG, Punjab ---

SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

1. Present second petition has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.53 dated 22.5.2024, under Sections 302, 34, 120-B and 201 of IPC, registered at Police Station Amargarh, District Malerkotla.

2. The case set up in the FIR in question (as set out in the present petition by the petitioner) is as follows:-

“Officer Incharge, Police Station Amargarh, "Jai Hind" Today I INSP/SHO alongwith ASI Sayad Shakeel 686/LDH(Rural), Incharge Police Post Himatana, HC Gursewak Singh 939/SGR, HC Namandeein 2111/SGR, L/HC Jasvir Kaur 1868/SGR, SC Navdeep Singh 1480/SGR, Ct. Arshdeep Singh 3448/PTL, PHG Sukhwinder Singh 48000 in official vehicle bearing registration No. PB-65F-5266 Mark Scorpio bring driven by SC Ravinder Singh 68/SGR and official vehicle bearing registration No. PB-13AW-4105 Mark Bolero Camper being driven by SC Balvir Singh 1055/SGR with laptop, printer inverter etc. were present at drain bridge Abbaspura on Nabha- Malerkotla road, in connection with investigation of unidentified dead body of a woman. Then at about 01:30 PM, a secret informer came to I INP/SHO and informed in hurry manner that he was having knowledge about the woman, whose dead body was recovered at the right side of embankment of Naushehra drain near backside of Vishal Paper Mill. That lady was kept by Mandeep Singh alias Mani son of Gurmeet Singh, resident of Sadrabad(Naushehra) with him as Concubine who is son of Ranjit Kaur alias Rani wife of Gurmeet Singh, resident of Sadrabad(Naushehra). Mandeep Singh alias Mani had made illicit relations with that lady and this lady was residing with him and usually, quarrel took place between Mandeep Singh alias Mani and deceased lady because, deceased lady was putting pressure upon Mandeep Singh alias Mandi to perform marriage with her but Mandeep Singh alias Mandi and his mother Ranjit Kaur alias Rani were not agree for performing marriage. Due to which, their dispute continued for long time. Hence, Mandeep Singh alias Mani and his mother Ranjit Kaur alias Rani had decided to clear this land from their ways. In the intervening night of 21/22.05.2024, they in connivance with some unidentified persons killed that lady and thrown her dead body at some abandon place at Patri of drainage for misappropriating her dead body and thereafter, all of them ran away from their houses after locking the same. This entire incident has been done by Mandeep Singh alias Mani alongwith his mother Ranjit Kaur alias Rani and other un-identified persons. Information is true and reliable. From the contents of information received from secret informer, offence under Section 302,34,120-B,201 I.P.C. is made out. Hence, ruqa is being sent through Ct. Arshdep Singh 3448/PTL to Police Station Amargarh for registration of case under above mentioned offences against Mandeep Singh alias Mani son of Gurmeet Singh, Ranjit Kaur alias Rani wife of Gurmeet Singh, residents of Sadrabad(Naushehra), Police Station Amargarh, District Malerkotla. After registration of case, case number be intimated. Control Room Malerkotla be informed. Special reports be issued. I INSP/SHO alongwith police party are busy in investigation o the spot. Sd/- Jatinderpal Singh INSP Station House Officer, Police Station Amargarh dated 22.05.2024. In the area of drainage bridge Abashpur at 02:15 PM.”

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has iterated that the petitioner is in custody since 22.5.2024. Learned counsel has further argued that the petitioner has been falsely implicated into the FIR in qu