IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on: 14^th October, 2025 Pronounced on: 17 t h October, 2025 Tarsem Singh ...Appellant Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Manjit Singh Uppal, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Roshandeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab.

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MANISHA BATRA, J :-

The instant appeal has been filed under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for short ‘SC/ST Act’) by the appellant against the order dated 18.09.2024 passed in case arising out of FIR No. 44 dated 22.03.2024 registered under Sections 302, 328, 468, 469, 471, 201 and 120-B of IPC, Section 61-A of the Punjab Excise Act and Section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST Act, at Police Station Sunam, District Sangrur, whereby an application for grant of regular bail as filed by the appellant, had been dismissed.

2. Brief facts of the case relevant for the purpose of disposal of this appeal are that the accused Mangal Singh used to sell spurious liquor to his father and other co-villagers. The said Mangal Singh used to purchase such liquor from the appellant and co-accused Gur