PRABHJOT SINGH ALIAS JYOTI vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-36308-2026 1 105 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-36308-2026 DECIDED ON: 13.07.2026 PRABHJOT SINGH ALIAS JYOTI .....PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB .....RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH. Present: Mr. Nikhil Ghai, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Neeraj Madaan, Sr. DAG, Punjab. SANJAY VASHISTH, J (ORAL) 1. Prayer in this petition, filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 (earlier Section 438 Cr.P.C.), is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, who has been booked in a criminal case arising out of First Information Report, as detailed hereunder:- Name & age FIR Date Section(s) Police District of Petitioner No. Station (s) Prabhjot 04 03.01.2026 103, 61(2), 324(4) of Dharamkot Moga Singh alias BNS (corresponding to Jyoti, aged sections 302, 120-B and about 30 427 of IPC) and section years 25 of Arms Act 2. On 08.07.2026, following order was passed by this Court:- “2. Incident in the present case is alleged to have taken place at about 6:40 a.m. on 03.01.2026. FIR was registered on the statement of the complainant-Gurvinder Singh, who claims to be an eye-witness to the occurrence. As per the allegations, his brother-Um