BALWINDER SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (114) CRM-M-52309-2025 DATE OF DECISION: 18.05.2026 Balwinder Singh ........Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab .........Respondent CORAM HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA Present Mr.Ashish Pundir, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Anup Singh, AAG, Punjab. *** SUBHAS MEHLA, J (ORAL) 1. This is the third petition filed under Section 483 BNSS, for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.71 dated 12.04.2020, under Sections 307, 323, 324, 326, 353, 186, 332, 335, 148, 149, 188, 427 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘IPC’) and Section 51 of Disaster Management Act, 2005 and Section 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984, registered at Police Station Sadar Patiala, District Patiala. 2. In pursuance of advance notice, Mr.Anup Singh, AAG, Punjab, appears on behalf of respondent/State and files Custody Certificate of the petitioner as well as reply by way of affidavit of Ranbir Singh, PPS, Depuy Superintendent of Police, Rural, District Patiala, same are taken on record. Learned State counsel opposes the bail petition on the ground that material witnesses are yet to be examined. 3. A