IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH JUDGEMENT JUDGEMENT OPERATIVE PART UPLOADED ON RESERVED ON PRONOUNCED PRONOUNCED OR ON FULL

23.02.2026 07.04.2026 FULL PRONOUNCED 07.04.2026 Jagroop Singh ...Appellant Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR Present: Mr. P.S. Ahluwalia, Senior Advocate with Ms. Simerpreet Sekhon, Advocate, for the appellant(s).

Ms. Pooja Nayar Sharma, DAG, Punjab.

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ANOOP CHITKARA, J.

FIR No. Dated Police Station Sections

20 13.04.2025 SSOC Amritsar 13, 17, 18, 18B, 20 of UAPA, Sections 3, 4, 5 of Explosive Substances Act, Section 61(2) of BNS Bail Application number before the Sessions BA-5751-2025 Court CNR No.PBJL01-011909-2025 Date of Decision 19.08.2025

1. Aggrieved by the dismissal of his application for default bail under Section 187(2) BNSS (corresponding Section 167(2) CrPC) and acceptance of the application filed by the investigator through the public prosecutor for extension of time whereby time to file the police report was extended, the appellant has come up before this Court for grant of bail.

2. Counsel for the appellant submits that the trial Court allowed the a