IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 9^th April, 2026 Baljit Singh @ Baba ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Ruhani Chadha, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Roshandeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab.

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MANISHA BATRA, J (ORAL):-

The present petition has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) by the petitioner seeking grant of regular bail in case bearing FIR No. 162 dated 28.07.2024 registered under Sections 109, 3(5) and 351(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNS’) and Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act, 1959 (Sections 61(2), 190 and 191(3) were added and offence under Section 3(5)

was deleted later on) at Police Station Lopoke, District Amritsar.

2. The aforementioned FIR has been registered on the basis of statement recorded by the complainant-Harpal Singh on the allegations that on 28.07.2024, he along with his friend Rajan was going towards market when the present petitioner along with co-accused had intercepted him. They hurled abuses. The petitioner had fired a shot with a pistol and t