CRM-M-52987-2025 -1- 106 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-52987-2025 Date of decision : 19.09.2025 Baljit Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ..... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present :- Mr. Sarabjit Singh Cheema, Advocate for the petitioner. RAJESH BHARDWAJ , J. 1. Prayer in the present petition is for grant of Interim regular bail in case FIR No.200 dated 21.12.2024, under Sections 109, 115(2), 126(2), 191(3), 190 of BNS (Sections 117(2) & 238 of BNS added lateron), registered at Police Station Sadar Jagraon, District Ludhiana Rural on the ground that expected date of delivery of wife of the petitioner is 20.09.2025. 2. Succinctly, the facts of the case are that the FIR in question was registered on the statement of complainant Gurwinder Singh, wherein it was alleged that on 20.12.2024, there was a Kabaddi tournament in his village and after watching the tournament, he along with his friends Sandeep Singh and Parminder Singh were returning to their homes. However, they were waylaid by a Scorpio car, in which his co-villagers Jagmohan Singh alias Mohana armed with baseball bat, Manvir Singh armed with sword, Arvinder Singh @ Gora armed with iron rod, Baljit POOJA SHARMA 2025.09.23 10:12 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-52987-2025 -2- Singh (petitioner herein) armed with Hockey and Gulwant Singh armed with a wooden stick were there in the car. They came out of the car and Baljit Singh exhorted others to teach them a lesson. On this, they started beating them with the weapons in their hands. Baljit Singh gave a Hockey blow on the head of Parminder. Thereafter, he gave another Hockey blow on the head of Sandeep. On raising alarm, all of them escaped from the scene of occurrence. The injured were shifted to the hospital. The request was made to take legal action against all the culprits. On registration of the FIR, the investigation commenced and during investigation, the petitioner was arrested on 26.03.2025. The petitioner approached the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Ludhiana, for grant of bail. However, after hearing both the sides, the learned Court declined the same vide order dated 10.07.2025. Aggrieved by the said order, the petitioner earlier approached this Court by way of filing of CRM-M-44725-2025 and the same was declined by this Court vide order dated 22.08.2025. Hence, the petitioner is before this Court by of filing the present petition for grant of interim regular bail. 3. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is being prosecuted in the abovementioned FIR and presently he is lodged in Central Jail, Ludhiana. He submits that the regular bail petition filed by the petitioner was declined by this Court vide order dated 22.08.2025 passed in CRM-M-44725-2025. He submits that the wife of petition is pregnant and the expected date of delivery is 20.09.2025 and except the parents of the petitioner, there is no one else in his house to take care of his wife and thus, he be granted concession of interim regular bail. POOJA SHARMA 2025.09.23 10:12 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-52987-2025 -3- 4. Notice of motion. 5. On asking of the Court, Mr. Raj Karan Singh, A.A.G., Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the respondent-State. 6. This Court has heard counsel for the parties and perused the record with their able assistance. It has been deciphered that regular bail petition filed by the petitioner had already been declined by this Court vide order dated 22.08.2025. Admittedly, the family members of the petitioner are at home to take care of his wife. This Court does not find any material on record necessitating the release of petitioner on interim regular bail and thus, finding no merit in the petition, the same is hereby dismissed. 19.09.2025 ( RAJESH BHARDWAJ ) ps-I JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No POOJA SHARMA 2025.09.23 10:12 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document