IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 16.04.2026 Smallwell @ Smalvel @ Sheam ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ....Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present: Mr. H.S. Grewal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Rahul Jindal, AAG, Punjab.

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RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J (ORAL)

1. Prayer in the instant petition filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.220 dated 19.08.2023 registered under Section 302 and 34 of the IPC and Sections 25, 27 and 29 of the Arms Act (Section 120-

B of IPC added later on), at Police Station Jandiala, District Amritsar Rural.

2. Brief facts of the present case are that the petitioner in connivance with other co-accused has committed the murder of the husband of the complainant. Hence, the present FIR.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case and initially, FIR was registered against unknown persons. He further submitted that the petitioner was neither named in the FIR, nor has any concern with the death of the deceased. It has also been conte