ASHISH SANDHU @ GHORI AND ANR vs STATE OF PUNJAB

262 CRR-882-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRR-882-2026 Date of decision: 18.05.2026 ASHISH SANDHU @ GHORI AND ANR. ….Petitioners Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present:- Mr. Sumit Dua, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Rahul Jindal, AAG Punjab. ..… RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J. (ORAL) 1. Instant revision petition have been filed for setting aside the impugned order dated 13.03.2026 passed by learned Judge, Special Court, Jalandhar whereby the application filed by the prosecution for extension of time for filing the challan was allowed and the application filed by the petitioners for grant of default bail under Section 187(3) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been dismissed. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that petitioners are in custody since 03.09.2025 and the period of presentation of challan is 180 days in present case which was to expire on 02.03.2026. He further submitted that the prosecution had filed an application seeking extension of time to file the challan on 27.02.2026 on the ground that the report of Chemical Examiner has not been received. The petitioners filed an