SANDEEP KUMAR vs STATE OF PUNJAB

-1- 2026: PHHC:067505 coe IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 228 CRM-M-18630-2026 Date of decision: 01.05.2026 SANDEEP KUMAR ....Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB .... Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present:- Mr. Tanvir Joshi, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Amrit Kaur Mahir, AAG, Punjab. 2k ook 2 ok RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J. (ORAL) 1. Prayer in the instant petition filed under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.170 dated 03.10.2025, registered under Section 25 of the Arms Act, at Police Station City Malout, District Sri Muktsar Sahib. 2. Brief facts as per the prosecution case are that on 03.10.2025, HC Sandeep Kumar alongwith his fellow police officials was patrolling and on suspicion, apprehended the co-accused, who was found in possession of two pistols with two magazines and three live cartridges. Hence the present FIR. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. He further contends that neither the petitioner was named in the FIR nor any specific role has been attributed to him. He further submits that petit