SMALLWELL @SMALVEL@SAM vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-13373-2026 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (216) CRM-M-13373-2026 (O&M) Date of decision : 11.05.2026 SMALLWELL @SMALVEL@SAM ... Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Hakikat Singh Grewal, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Sakshi Bakshi, AAG, Punjab *** MANISHA BATRA, J. (ORAL) 1. The instant petition has been preferred by the petitioner under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short “BNSS”) for grant of regular bail in case arising out of FIR No.180 dated 16.07.2023 registered under Sections 307, 34 and 120B of IPC and Sections 25 and 27 of Arms Act at Police Station Jandiala, District Amritsar. 2. The aforementioned FIR was registered on the basis of the statement recorded by complainant Harjit Singh alleging that on 13.07.2023, he along with his friends Amritpal Singh, Sandeep Singh and Gurpreet Singh @ Gopi had gone to Delhi in a vehicle bearing registration number PB-02-AJ-5200 as Amritpal Singh had to give his IELTS examination on the next day. On the night of 14.07.2023, they had come back from Delhi and reached their village at about 10:00 PM. When th