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105 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-28651-2025 in/and CRM-M-13272-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: 02.08.2025 Sukhjinder Singh @ Bhola ... Applicant-petitioner Vs. State of Punjab ... Respondent
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. G.S. Nahel, Advocate for the applicant-petitioner. Mr. Subhash Godara, Addl. A.G., Punjab. ******* HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL) CRM-28651-2025
1. This application has been filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) seeking withdrawal of the main petition by preponing the date of hearing fixed in the main petition i.e.
27.11.2025.
2.
Learned counsel for the applicant-petitioner submits that offence under Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for short ‘SC&ST Act’) could not be mentioned in the VISHNU 2025.08.02 13:57 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh
CRM-28651-2025 in/and CRM-M-13272-2025 (O&M) -2- main petition, as the same was added later on. Further, against the offence under Section 3(2)(v) of SC&ST Act, only appeal lies. As such, he may be permitted to withdraw the main petition with liberty to file a fresh petition/appeal seeking regular bail.
3. In view of the averments made in the application, same is allowed. Date of hearing is preponed from 27.11.2025 to today and the main petition is taken on board for final disposal today itself. CRM-M-13272-2025
4. Instant petition has been filed under Section 483 of BNSS seeking regular bail in FIR No.103 dated 04.08.2023 under Sections 307, 323, 341, 148, 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘IPC’) and Sections 302, 325, 120-B, 201 of IPC (added later on), registered at Police Station Sadar Sangrur, District Sangrur.
5. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty, as prayed for.
[ HARPREET SINGH BRAR ] 02.08.2025
JUDGE vishnu Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No
VISHNU 2025.08.02 13:57 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh