SUKHWINDER SINGH ALIAS NIKKA vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-13451-2026 (O&M) -1- NS 3 Be, IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-13451-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 16.07.2026 Sukhwinder Singh @ Nikka ...Petitioner vs. State of Punjab ... Respondent Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.S.Shekhawat Present: Mr. Sumit Sagar Maini, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Amit Rana, Sr. DAG, Punjab. 22K 2K N.S.Shekhawat J. 1. The petitioner has filed the instant petition under Section 483 of Bhartiya Nyaya Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short BNSS, 2023) [prior Section 439 of Cr.P.C.] with a prayer to grant regular bail to him in case FIR No.341 dated 07.09.2024 under Section 333(452 IPC), 304(2)(379-B IPC), 115(2)(323 IPC), 324(4)(427 IPC), 324(5)(427 IPC), 351(2)(506 IPC), 191(3)(148 IPC), 190(149 IPC) BNS and section 117(2)(325 IPC), 118(2)(326 IPC) BNS added later on, registered at Police Station City Faridkot, District Faridkot. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the alleged occurrence had taken place on 03.09.2024 whereas the FIR was got registered by the complainant on 07.09.2024 and the delay in registration of the FIR was never explained. Learned counsel further submits that he was arrested in the present case