IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 217 CRM-M-17690-2025 Date of Decision: 19.05.2025 Sharanjit Singh @ Sharni and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA **** Present: Mr. Jimmy Singla, Advocate for the petitioners. (Through V.C.) Ms. Himani Arora, A.A.G, Punjab. ***** MANISHA BATRA , J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short‘BNSS’) by the petitioners for grant of anticipatory bail in case arising out of FIR No.52 dated 21.05.2023 registered under Sections 458, 341, 323, 148 and 149 of IPC, (Section 325 IPC added later on) registered at Police Station Dirba, District Sangrur. 2. On oral request of learned counsel for the petitioners, the offence under Section 201 IPC is ordered to be added in head note as well as prayer clause of petition. 3. Vide order dated 01.04.2025, passed by this Court, the petitioners were granted interim bail and were directed to join investigation. 4. Learned State counsel, on instructions from the Investigating NISHA 2025.05.20 15.17 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-17690-2025 -2- Officer, has submitted that petitioner No.1 and 2 have joined investigation on 09.04.2025 and petitioner No.3 has joined investigation on 10.04.2025. However, it is submitted that recovery of weapons of offence has not been effected from the petitioners. 5. Keeping in view the above mentioned facts and circumstances, without commenting on the merits of the case and also considering the fact that non-recovery of any article/any alleged weapon of offence cannot be considered to a ground for denial of benefits of pre-arrest bail to the petitioners as pre-trial incarceration of the petitioners is not required given the nature of the allegation, the present petition is allowed and the order dated 01.04.2025, granting interim bail to the petitioners, is made absolute, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( MANISHA BATRA) JUDGE May 19, 2025 Nisha-1 Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No NISHA 2025.05.20 15.17 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document