IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 02.04.2026 Date of uploading: 02.04.2026 Sukhjinder Singh @ Sukhwinder Singh ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Amandeep Singh Gill, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Hemant Aggarwal, DAG, Punjab.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

1. Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 483 of BNSS 2023 is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case F.I.R. No. 361 dated 04.12.2025, under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 351(2), 191(3), 190 and 109 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) of 2023 (U/S 323, 341, 506, 148, 149, 307 of IPC), registered at Police Station Division No.5, District Ludhiana.

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 Gurmail Singh son of Gurcharan Singh resident of Kamal Chowk near Gold Gym, Police Station City Jagraon Ludhiana. Age 31 years, Mobile: 95177-00303, 95138-00003 stated that I am a resident of the above address and my work is of finance in the Jagraon City. In the year 2022, due to a fight with other party Gulshan Kumar etc., a case was registered against both of us in Police Station City Jagraon under Section 307,160,506,148,149 IPC 25-27 Arms Act. Regarding the date of the case, today on 04-12-25 at around 11:30 AM, I had appeared in the District Court Ludhiana with my friend Baljit Singh son of Satnam Singh, resident of Mohalla Jiwan Nagar Jagraon and Gobind Singh son of Dharam Singh, resident of village Agwar Khwaja Baju Jagraon. Before me, my other party and the caseworker Gulshan Kumar alias Seru Jagraon, Manpreet Singh alias Mani Akhara, Aras Jagraon, their friends Jasanpreet Singh, Avi Kauke, Deepa Kauke, Kheera Kothe Serjung, Harman alias Harry Jagraon, Reto Serpura, Jot Dalla, Baljit Bouncer (Rashulpur Jandi), Lovekaran Jagraon, Nanaa son of Ghapa resident of Dhuman Mohalla Jagraon, Sukhwinder Singh and Harjot Singh and other unknown young persons were already present there. When I started entering in the court, Gulshan Kumar, as per the conspirasy, told his companions not to let hip enter the court and finish him off here today. On which Gulshan Kumar attacked me with the big kada in his hand with the intention of killing me and along with him Reto, Avi Kauke, Nanna and Harmanjit Singh and Jasanpreet Singh started attacking me with fists/slaps and the kada in their hands and some sharp weapon like a knife. Baljit Singh and Gobind Singh, who had accomanied me came to save me and free me, but Lovekaran Singh, Kheera Kothe Sherjung and Gulshan Kumar along with their other unknown companions attacked them with sharp weapon and kadas. The above-mentioned persons, with the intention of killing me and my friends Baljit Singh and Gobind Singh, according to a pre-planned conspiracy, stabbed me and my friends Baljit Singh and Gobind Singh in the head with sharp weapons and Kadas. When I and my companions shouted for help, the attackers fled from the spot, threatening to kill me. The fatal attack on my head by the above-mentioned persons could have killed me. From the spot, my lawyer, with the help of some other persons, arranged a vehicle and took us to the Civil Hospital Ludhiana. From there, I, Baljit Singh and Gobind Singh got our medical evaluation done. The above mentioned persons have attacked me and my friends Baljit Singh and Gobind Singh with a deadly attack. The reason for this is that against the above mentioned persons a dispute is going on with me under Section 307,160,506, 148,149 IPC and 25-27 Arms Act at Police Station City Jagraon because Gulshan Kumar alias Seru and his associates are selling illegal liquor in Jagraon area. When I stopped him, due to they grudge on me and registered a false name in case no. 193/22 at Police Station City Jagraon. Due to this rage, today in connivance with each other the said accused has committed a deadly attacked with me an