KULJINDER SINGH @ GINDRI vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-21875-2026 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. 206 CRM-M-21875-2026 (O&M). Date of Decision: 19.05.2026. Kuljinder Singh @ Gindri ....Petitioner. VERSUS State of Punjab ....Respondent. **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH --- Present: Mr. Amritpal Singh Mann, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Manjinder Singh Bhullar, 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 First Information Report, as detailed hereunder:- Name of FIR Date Section(s) Police District petitioner(s) No. Station Kuljinder 18 19.01.2026 126(2), 115(2), 351(3), 3(5) of Amargarh Malerkotla Singh @ BNS, 2023 and section 304(2) Gindri of BNS, 2023 added later on (corresponding sections 341, 323, 506, 34 and 379 of IPC) 2. On 21.04.2026, following order was recorded:- “1. xxx 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, contends that the alleged incident is stated to have occurred on 17.01.2026 at about 7:30 PM. In the FIR, complainant-Sukhpal Singh, has alleged that pe