SIMRANJEET KAUR @ SEEMA vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER

CRA-S-1213-2026 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (204) CRA-S-1213-2026 (O&M) Date of decision : 04.05.2026 SIMRANJEET KAUR @ SEEMA ... Appellant Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Rishu Mahajan, Advocate for the appellant Mr. Roshandeep Singh, AAG, Punjab Mr. Harmanpreet Singh, Advocate for respondent No.2 *** MANISHA BATRA, J. (ORAL) 1. The instant appeal has been filed by the appellant under Section 14A of Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for short “SC/ST Act”), thereby challenging the order dated 01.04.2026 passed by the Court of Learned Additional Sessions Judge, Amritsar in case arising out of FIR No.73 dated 20.03.2026 registered under Sections 3(1)®, 3(1)(s) of SC/ST Act at Police Station Gate Hakima, Amritsar, whereby an application for grant of anticipatory bail as filed by the appellant had been dismissed. 2. Brief facts relevant for the purpose of disposal of this appeal are that the aforementioned FIR was registered on the basis of a written complaint submitted by the complainant Vikas Singh, President of Bhagwan Balmiki Sangarsh