ARJUN KUMAR vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-14217-2026 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 210 CRM-M-14217-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 21.05.2026 Arjun Kumar ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY ***** Present : Mr. Sandeep Kumar and Mr. Aakash Rana, Advocates for the petitioner Ms. Manjot Kaur, AAG Punjab ***** AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (ORAL) 1. Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 483 BNSS is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.0271 dated 14.09.2024, registered under Sections 115(2), 103(1), 109, 191(3) and 190 BNS (Section 238 of BNS added later on) at Police Station Sohana, District SAS Nagar, Mohali. 2. Learned counsel contends that the petitioner has been in custody for 1 year and about 8 months. He was neither named in the FIR nor even in the supplementary statement of the complainant, which was made after 3 days, wherein though one co-accused Jaydeep was implicated with allegations of beating the deceased with sticks and swords, who has since been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 26.02.2026, Annexure P-3. The name of the petitioner surfaced based on the disclosure statement of co-ac