IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 06.4.2026 Amritpal Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE KIRTI SINGH Present: Mr. Aditya Dassaur, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Guramrit Kaur, DAG, Punjab.

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KIRTI SINGH , J. (ORAL)

1. The jurisdiction of this Court under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 has been invoked for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 57 dated 18.7.2025 under Section 376 IPC, registered at Police Station Women, District Police Commissionerate Amritsar.

2. The translated version of the FIR is reproduced below:-

“Respected Sir, it is submitted that I, am xxxxxxx daughter of Inderjit Singh, resident of Street No. 1, Makboolpura, District Amritsar, am a peace-loving and law-abiding citizen. The complainant is a resident of the aforesaid address and earns her livelihood by operating swings (merry-go-rounds) at fairs. There was a dispute going on with certain individuals, and one of our relatives introduced me to Amritpal Singh. Amritpal Singh told me that he was the President and that he would settle my dispute. Thereafter, Amritpal Singh started visiting our house frequently and