BALWINDER SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-19435-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 220 CRM-M-19435-2026 Decided on: 11.05.2026 Balwinder Singh …...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH Present: Mr. J.S. Thakur, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Vinay Malhotra, DAG Punjab **** SANJAY VASHISTH, J. (ORAL) 1. Prayer in this petition, filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 (earlier Section 438 Cr.P.C.), is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, who has been booked in a criminal case arising out of FIR No.36 dated 04.03.2026, registered under Sections 111 of BNS, 2023 and sections 25, 27 of Arms Act and sections 249, 253, 61(2), 55 BNS, 2023 added later on (corresponding sections 212, 216, 120-B, 115 IPC) at Police Station Sadar Batala, District Gurdaspur. 2. On 09.04.2026, following order was passed: “(i) xx xx xx xx (ii) After registration of the FIR, two co-accused, namely Jashanpreet Singh and Amrit Singh, were arrested in the first instance, and one pistol along with 60 live cartridges was recovered from their possession. Based on their disclosures, it emerged that the said ammunition had been procured from another accused, Lovep