AVTAR SINGH ALIAS TARI vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM M-15502 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 220 CRM M-15502 of 2026 Date of Decision: 15.07.2026 Avtar Singh @ Tari ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.S.SHEKHAWAT Present : Mr. Vaibhav Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Amit Rana, Sr. DAG, Punjab. N.S.SHEKHAWAT, J. (Oral) 1. The petitioner has filed the instant petition under Section Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 with a prayer to grant regular bail in case in FIR No. 15 dated 15.03.2016 under Sections 364 and 365 IPC, (Now, Sections 140 (1) and Section 140 (2) of BNS, 2023), Police Station Fatehgarh Churian, District Batala. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has vehemently argued that the present FIR No. 15 dated 15.03.2016 under Sections 364 and 365 IPC was initially registered on 15.03.2016 against unknown AMIT RANA 2026.07.17 14:24 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this judgement/order CRM M-15502 of 2026 -2- persons. In fact, the petitioner was neither named in the FIR nor in the statement of any of the witnesses initially. During the course of investigation, the petitioner was arrested on 01.07.2018 only on the basis of suspicion. How