Punjab and Haryana High Court · 2026-05-18
GURJIT SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB
- Citation / case number
- CRR 794/2026
- Court
- Punjab and Haryana High Court
- Petitioner
- GURJIT SINGH
- Respondent
- STATE OF PUNJAB
Judgment text excerpt
261-2 CRR-801-2026 261-3 CRR-794-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRR-801-2026 & CRR-794-2026 Date of decision: 18.05.2026 GURJIT SINGH ….Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present:- Mr. Balwant Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. (in both cases). Mr. Rahul Jindal, AAG Punjab. ..… RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J. (ORAL) 1. Instant revision petitions have been filed for setting aside the impugned order dated 07.03.2026 (in CRR-794-2026) whereby the application filed by the prosecution for extension of time for filing the challan was allowed and order dated 13.03.2026 (in CRR-801-2026) whereby the application filed by the petitioner for grant of default bail under Section 187(3) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been dismissed by learned Judge, Special Court, Amritsar . 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner is in custody since 09.09.2025 and the period of presentation of challan is 180 days in present case which was to expire on 10.03.2026. He further submitted that the prosecution had filed an application seeking extension of time to file the challan on 27.02.2026 on t