303 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M No.62921 of 2025 Date of Decision: 16.02.2026 Kulwinder Singh @ Kinda ….. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ….. Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ *****

Present: Mr. Eashan Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Adesh Pal Singh, AAG, Punjab.

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Rajesh Bhardwaj, J. (ORAL)

1. Present fourth petition has been filed praying for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.61, dated 04.06.2020, under Section 395 of IPC, 1860 and Section 25 of Arms Act, 1959 (Section 411 IPC added later on), registered at Police Station Sadar Faridkot, District Faridkot. Further prayer has been made for granting interim bail to the petitioner during the pendency of the present petition.

2. Succinctly, the facts of the case are that FIR in the present case was got registered on the statement of complainant, namely, Nipar Mittal, Branch Manager, IndusInd Bank, Tehna. It was alleged that on 04.06.2020, the complainant along with Varinder Kaur (Cashier), Dharminder Singh (Branch employee) and Veer Singh (Peon) was present in the Bank. At about 01:10 P.M., 04 young boys entered into the bank and out of which, 03 were wearing masks and another person was sitting outside in a Honda City car. It was alleged that two of the persons, who had entered into the bank, were carrying pistols and 03^rd one was carrying a big gun. One of them was also carrying a sword and gave blow of the same on the buttock of peon and thereafter gave two blows of the same on the complainant, which hit on his left bicep and left shoulder. It was alleged that they locked Veer Singh (peon) in the bathroom and then, looted an amount of Rs.3,43,050/-. It was alleged that while leaving, they also took away their mobile phones and gold chain along with gold ring of Varinder Kaur (cashier). Thus, the request was made to take legal action against the accused. On the basis of the same, the FIR was registered and the investigation commenced. During the investigation, complicity of the petitioner, namely, Kulwinder Singh @ Kinda surfaced and thus, he was arrayed as an accused in the present case. Resultantly, the petitioner was arrested on 29.10.2022. On completion of the investigation, the challan was presented and on framing of charges, the trial commenced. The petitioner approached the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Faridkot 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-I, Faridkot dismissed the bail application filed by the petitioner vide order dated 07.02.2023. Being aggrieved, the petitioner earlier approached this Court thrice praying for the grant of regular bail by way of filing CRM-M-17741-2023, CRM-M-64483-2023 and CRM-M- 57414-2024, however, all the petitions were dismissed vide orders dated 18.08.2023, 08.05.2024 and 07.02.2025, respectively. Thereafter, the petitioner approached the Hon’ble Supreme Court praying for the grant of bail by way of filing SLP (Criminal) No.44544 of 2025, however the same was also dismissed vide order dated 26.08.2025. Hence being aggrieved, the petitioner is again before this Court praying for grant of regular bail by way of filing the present fourth petition.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has contended that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. He has submitted that in all there are 08 accused in the present case and out of them, 07 accused are already on bail. He has submitted that though the petitioner was declared as proclaimed offender in the present case on 04.12.2020, however, thereafter, he was arrested on 29.10.2022 and since then, he is behind bars. He has submitted that the petitioner has completed an incarceration of more than 03 years, however the material witnesses already stand examined. He has further submitted before this Court that though the petitioner was falsely implicated in