IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (118)

CRM-M-60876-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision: 07.04.2026 MAHINDER KAUR @ KATTA ......Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE KIRTI SINGH Present: Mr. Naveen Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Yadwinder Singh, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Raman Kumar, Advocate and Ms. Kulwinder Kaur, Advocate for the complainant.

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KIRTI SINGH, J. (ORAL)

1. This is the third petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (for short- ‘BNSS’), for grant of regular bail to the petitioner, in case FIR No.50 dated 11.05.2024, under Sections 306, 34 IPC (Section 304-B IPC added later on vide DDR No.20 dated 04.07.2024), registered at Police Station Mehatpur, District Jalandhar.

2. The contents of the FIR are reproduced below:-

“Statement of Surinder Singh son of Rachhpal Singh, resident of Khurshedpur, PS Sidhwan Bet, District Ludhiana aged about 48 years, Mobile No.99143-xxxx. Stated that I am resident of above said address and engaged in agriculture work. I have four children, three daughters and one son. My elder daughter xxx aged 23 years who was married with Jaswinder Singh son of Surjeet Singh, res