223 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M No.52823 of 2025 Jobanjit Singh @ Jobi ….. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ….. Respondent CRM-M No.73655 of 2025 Amritpal Singh @ Amrit Singh @ Gandhi ….. Petitioner versus State of Punjab ….. Respondent Date of Decision: 16.02.2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ *****

Present: Mr. Kanwaljeet Singh, Advocate for the petitioner in CRM-M-52823-2025.

Mr. Karamjit Singh Maangat, Advocate for the petitioner in CRM-M-73655-2025 (through VC).

Mr. Hemant Aggarwal, DAG, Punjab.

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Rajesh Bhardwaj, J. (ORAL)

1. By this order, I dispose of the above mentioned two petitions arising out of the same FIR.

2. Both the petitions have been filed praying for the grant of regular bail to the petitioners in case bearing FIR No.17, dated 08.03.2025, under Sections 103(1), 3(5) BNS, 2023 & Section 25 of Arms Act (Sections

61(2), 249, 238, 109, 111 of BNS added later on), registered at Police Station Mehta, District Amritsar Rural.

3. Succinctly, the facts of the case are that FIR in the present case was got registered on the statement of complainant, namely, Dalbir Singh. It was alleged that son of the complainant, namely, Gursewak Singh (deceased) was of the age of 13 years and he was a football player. On 08.03.2025, at about 2:00/2:30 p.m., he took his son to Government School ground in village Khabbe Rajputa to play football match. The team of his son secured second position in the tournament and after the prize distribution, the members of the team were taking photo with the trophy. At about 07:15 p.m., two unknown persons arrived on motorcycle and then, the pillion rider fired on Gurpreet Singh @ Jaanu. He again fired and the same hit on the back of his son Gursewak Singh. He fell down in front of him. Due to sudden commotion on the spot, the assailants escaped on their motorcycle. His son Gursewak Singh and Gurpreet Singh @ Jaanu were shifted to Civil Hospital, where, his son succumbed to the injuries. The request was made to take legal action against the accused persons. During the investigation, complicity of the petitioners was established and thus, they were arrayed as an accused in the present case. Resultantly, the petitioners were arrested on 18.03.2025. The petitioners approached the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge, Amritsar praying for the grant of regular bail. However, after hearing both the sides and finding no merit in the same, the learned Additional Sessions Judge, dismissed the bail applications filed by the petitioners vide order dated 28.08.2025. Hence, the petitioners have approached this Court praying for grant of regular bail by way of filing the present petitions.

4. Learned counsels for the petitioners have contended that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in the present case. They have submitted that though the FIR is for the offence under Sections 103(1), 3(5) of BNS and Section 25 of Arms Act for the murder of Gursewak Singh, however the allegations against the petitioners are regarding the harboring of one Kulbir Singh.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner in CRM-M-52823-2025 has submitted that Kulbir Singh is the cousin of Jobanjit Singh @ Jobi (petitioner in CRM-M-52823-2025) and allegations against the petitioners are after the commission of the offence, which they were not aware of.

6. To buttress their arguments, learned counsels for the petitioners have submitted that the petitioners have been charge sheeted by the learned trial Court only for the offence under Section 249 BNS. They have submitted that the petitioners have no criminal antecedents as they have never been involved in any other case. They have submitted that the petitioners are behind bars since the date of their arrest, i.e. 18.03.2025, however, there is no material progress in the trial. They have submitted that in the facts and circumstances, the petitioners deserve to be granted regular bail.

7. Status report dated 15.02.2026 (in CRM-M-52823-2025) by wa