SUKHWINDER SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH 204 CRM-M-27000-2026 Date of Decision: 29.05.2026 SUKHWINDER SINGH ... Petitioner VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY. **** Present: Mr. Ritesh Pandey, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Manjot Kaur, AAG, Punjab. **** AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking anticipatory bail for the petitioner in FIR No.54 dated 23.03.2026 registered under Sections 115(2), 118(1) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023 (Sections 323, 324 34 of IPC) at Police Station Rangar Nangal, Batala, District Batala (Gurdaspur). 2. On 13.05.2026, this Court had passed the following order:- “Learned counsel submits that there is a delay of 5 days in lodging the FIR. It is a case of version and cross-version. MLR of co-accused, Annexure P-2 has been relied upon, in this regard. The injuries attributed to the petitioner are simple in nature. He is not involved in any other case and is ready and willing to join the investigation as and when required by the investigating agency and will cooperate. Notice of motion. At the asking of the Court, Mr. Ma