IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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1) CRA-S-2580-2025 Gurmeet Singh @ Sabba . . . Appellant(s)

Versus State of Punjab . . . Respondent(s)

2) CRA-S-3937-2025 (O&M)

Fanil @ Fanil Nagpal @ Nommi . . . Appellant(s)

Versus State of Punjab and another . . . Respondent(s) 3) CRA-S-4093-2025 Arvind Kumar . . . Appellant(s)

Versus State of Punjab and another . . . Respondent(s) 4) CRA-S-82-2026 (O&M) Pankaj Kumar alias Sahil . . . Appellant(s)

Versus State of Punjab and another . . . Respondent(s) 5) CRA-S-894-2026 (O&M) Paramjeet Singh alias Pamma . . . Appellant(s)

Versus State of Punjab and another . . . Respondent(s)

6) CRA-S-834-2026 Ninder Kaur @ Ninder . . . Appellant(s)

Versus State of Punjab and another . . . Respondent(s) 7) CRA-S-908-2026 Sahib Singh alias Rayi . . . Appellant(s)

Versus State of Punjab and another . . . Respondent(s)

8) CRA-S-912-2026 Gurjant Singh alias Janta . . . Appellant(s)

Versus State of Punjab and another . . . Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH Argued by: Mr. Vinod Ghai, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Kashish Sahni, Advocate and Mr. Arnav Ghai, Advocate, for the appellant(s)

(in CRA-S-4093-2025 & CRA-S-82-2026).

Mr. Harmanpreet Singh, Advocate for the appellant(s) (in CRA-S-2580-2025).

Mr. APS Rehan, Advocate for the appellant(s) (in CRA-S-3937-2025).

Mr. Manjot Singh, Advocate for the appellant(s) (in CRA-S-894-2026).

Mr. Ishnoor Singh Bains, Advocate for the appellant(s) (in CRA-S-834-2026).

Mr. Sukhandeep Singh, Advocate for the appellant(s) (in CRA-S-912-2026). Mr. Jasdeep Singh, Addl. AG, Punjab and Mr. Neeraj Madaan, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

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SANJAY VASHISTH, J.

1. This order shall dispose of CRA-S-2580-2025, CRA-S-3937- 2025 (O&M), CRA-S-4093-2025, CRA-S-82-2026 (O&M), CRA-S-894- 2026, CRA-S-834-2026, CRA-S-908-2026 (O&M) and CRA-S-912-2026, as all the petitions are interconnected and have arisen out of same FIR.

However, the lead case is CRA-S-2580-2025.

2. Appellants have filed the present appeals by challenging the orders passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Amritsar, whereby applications filed under Section 483 of BNSS for grant of bail to the appellants were dismissed, vide impugned orders, i.e.; (i) dt. 14.07.2025 in CRA-S-2580-2025, (ii) dt. 21.11.2025 in CRA-S-3937-2025 (O&M), (iii) dt. 10.12.2025 in CRA-S-4093-2025, (iv) dt. 20.12.2025 in CRA-S-82-2026 (O&M), (v) dt. 09.12.2025 in CRA-S-894-2026, (vi) dt. 20.01.2026 in CRA- S-834-2026, (vii) dt. 07.01.2026 in CRA-S-908-2026 (O&M), and (viii) dt. 07.01.2026 in CRA-S-912-2026, in case, FIR No.42 dated 13.05.2025, registered under Sections 105, 103, 109, 61(2), 103(2), 123 and 238 of BNS, 2023, Sections 61(1), 61-A of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914, Section 6 of Poisons Act and Sections 3 & 4 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, registered at Police Station Majitha, District Amritsar Rural.

Earlier, ten persons lost their lives after consuming spurious liquor. Consequently, FIR in question was registered against the appellants.

3. As per the FIR, police received information that Prabhjit Singh @ Babbu and Kulbir Singh @ Jaggu, sons of Amrik Singh, were engaged in preparing large quantities of alcohol and intoxicants and supplying them to various villages. It was further reported that they had already sold the alcohol prepared by them to (1) Sahab Singh @ Rai (appellant in CRA-S-908-2026), (2) Gurjant Singh @ Janta (appellant in CRA-S-912-2026), (3) Sikander Singh @ Pappu, (4) Ninder Kaur (appellant in CRA-S-834-2026), (5) Paramjit Singh @ Pamma (appellant in CRA-S-894-2026), and (6) Raja, who in turn distributed it to different individuals in their respective villages. As a result of consuming this alcohol, several persons died, namely:- (1) Major Singh @ Modu, (2) Paramjit Singh @ Panna, (3) Sarabjit Singh @ Sabba, (4) Tasveer Singh @ Sikdar, (5) Joginder Singh @ Manna, (6) Karnail Singh @ Mahant, (7) Jeeta @ Siti, (8) Balbir Singh, (9) Ramandeep Singh, and (10) Romanjit S