IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CRM-M No.62041 of 2025 (O & M)

Date of decision : 12.2.2026 Date of uploading : 12.2.2026 Gurmeet Kaur ………….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …….Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Keshavam Chaudhri, Advocate and Ms. Hargun Sandhu, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Jaypreet Singh, DAG, Punjab ---

SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

1. Present second petition has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.43 dated 19.9.2024, under Sections 103, 3(5) and 61(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, registered at Police Station Tallewal, District Barnala.

2. The case set up in the FIR in question (as set out in the present petition by the petitioner) is as follows:-

‘Statement of Ajmer Singh son of late Karnail Singh son of Kulwant Singh resident of Lakha, Tehsil Jagraon, District Ludhiana, aged about 50 years Mobile No.8872104115. Stated that I am resident of above mentioned address and doing the job of Security Guard at Sarpanch Sheller Hathur. My marriage was performed with Sukhwinder Kaur resident of Rehal Kothe, Jagraon in 1999. From this marriage two children were born out.

One boy Amritpal Singh is aged about 23 Years and younger to him my daughter Jaspreet Kaur, aged about 19 Years and he after passing the 12th cleared the IELTS and after going abroad she has to complete her studies. The marriage of my daughter Jaspreet Kaur was performed with Harmanpreet Singh son of Raja Singh son of Nazar Singh resident of Naraingarh Shoian, P.S. Tallewal on dated 25.08.2024 according to religious right. After some days of the marriage Härmanpreet Singh above started quarreling with my daughter Jaspreet Kaur and started demanding the dowry. Regarding this my daughter told me many times and I after going at her village made him understand. Today on dated 19.09.2024 in the morning at time about 3:44 the phone call was received of my real brother. Jagtar Singh No.8872104115, from the Mobile No.9815815516 and he said that I am speaking Sarpanch Tejinder Singh resident of Naraingarh Shoian. That your daughter Jaspreet Kaur has been murdered by her in-laws family. On receiving this information we alongwith respectable persons went to the house of our daughter Jaspreet Kaur at Village Naraingarh Shoian and by reaching at home we saw that our daughter Jaspreet Kaur lying dead on the bed in the room and there was mark of injuries on her neck and blood was oozed Harmanpreet Singh ran away from the house. Harmanpreet Singh, his mother Gurmeet Kaur and his father Jagraj Singh @ Raja and his cousin sister Sukho who is married at Chhiniwal Khurd are responsible for the murder of my daughter Jaspreet Kaur. I by leaving my brother Jagtar Singh with the deadbody of my dauthter Jaspreet Kaur, I alongwith my son was coming to give the information to the police station but you have met me at the bridge of canal Tallewal, where I got recorded my statement which is heard and correct. Action be taken. Sd/-AJmer Singh. Endst the statement Sd/- Amrit pal Singh son of Ajmer Singh. Mobile No.7814646886. Sd/-Nirmaljit Singh SI/SHO P.S. Tallewal dated 19.09.2024.’

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has iterated that the petitioner is in custody since 23.9.2024. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the petitioner is the mother-in-law of the deceased. Learned counsel has further submitted that the incident is alleged to have taken place at 2:00/2:30 a.m. and no specific material has been brought forth to indicate that the petitioner and the deceased as also her husband were living in the same room. Learned counsel has further submitted that there are total 22 prosecution witness cited in the challan but none has been examined till date. Learned counsel has drawn the attention of this Court to the orders dated 10.9.2025, 26.9.2025, 13.10.2025, 3.11.2025 and 21.11.20