GURPREET SINGH ALIAS GURPREET SINGH NIJJAR vs STATE OF PUNJAB

260-2 CRR-770-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRR-770-2026 Date of decision: 18.05.2026 GURPREET SINGH @ GURPREET SINGH NIJJAR ….Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present:- Mr. Aditya Anand, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rahul Jindal, AAG Punjab. ..… RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J. (ORAL) 1. Instant revision has been filed for setting aside the impugned order dated 07.03.2026 passed by learned Judge, Special Court, Amritsar whereby the application filed by the petitioner for grant of default bail under Section 187(3) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been dismissed . 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner is in custody since 07.09.2025 and the period of presentation of challan is 180 days in present case which was to expire on 06.03.2026. He further submitted that the prosecution had filed an application seeking extension of time to file the challan on 27.02.2026 on the ground that the report of Chemical Examiner has not been received. The petitioner filed an application for default bail under Section 187(3) BNSS, 2023 on 07.03.2026 which was dismissed by the lea