BALJIT SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

107 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-24550-2026 DECIDED ON: 01.05.2026 BALJIT SINGH .....PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB .....RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH. Present: Mr. Gursimran S. Bawa, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Neeraj Madaan, Sr. DAG, Punjab. SANJAY VASHISTH, J (ORAL) 1. Present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 read with section 438 of Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, in cross-version registered vide GD No. 27 (Annexure P-2) dated 24.08.2024 under sections 118(2) & 3(5) of BNS (corresponding to sections 326 & 34 of IPC), in case, FIR No. 187 dated 13.08.2024 under Section 109 of BNS (corresponding to Section 307 of IPC) and Sections 25 & 27 of Arms Act, registered at Police Station Gharinda, District Amritsar Rural (Annexure P-1). 2. It is noticed that, at the first instance, petitioner had approached the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge, Amritsar, by filing an application for anticipatory bail. Vide order dated 11.09.2024 (Annexure P-3), while issuing notice, interim anticipatory bail was granted to the petitioner, with a direc