AVTAR SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-8646-2026 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 213 CRM-M-8646-2026 (O&M). Date of decision: 06.05.2026. AVTAR SINGH @ DHATI ...Petitioner(s) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB ...Respondent(s) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ PRESENT Mr. Lalit Attri, Advocate, with Mr. Vikram Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. Mohit Kapoor, Sr. DAG, Punjab. VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) This is the second petition filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.175 dated 04.12.2024, under Section(s) 109 and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Section 118(2) of BNS, 2023, added later on), registered at Police Station Barnala, District Barnala. The first petition seeking grant of regular bail was dismissed as withdrawn vide order RAJ KUMAR ARORA 2026.05.07 13:07 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-8646-2026 (O&M) -2- dated 11.11.2025. The aforesaid FIR was registered on the statement of Sukhwinder Kaur wife of Jagtar Singh which reads thus: - “I am resident of above-mentioned address and doing domestic work. My husband Jagtar Singh @ Av