CRM-M-34589-2025 1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-34589-2025 Reserved on: 21st August, 2025 Pronounced on: 1 st September, 2025 Princedeep Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. R.K. Handa, Advocate and Ms. Gauri Handa, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Vivek Sharma, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. *** MANISHA BATRA, J :- The present petition has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) by the petitioner seeking grant of regular bail in case bearing FIR No. 07 dated 18.01.2024 registered under Sections 323, 324, 379, 336 and 34 of IPC and Section 25 of Arms Act (Section 307 of IPC added later on) at Police Station ‘B’ Division Amritsar, District Amritsar. 2. As per the allegations, on 16.01.2024, the complainant along with his friend Satnam Singh was going to his house along with his friend on a motor bike. When they reached near Om Dairy, the petitioner and co- accused Jashandeep Singh were found driving a motor bike. They were under the influence of liquor and they hit the motorcycle of the complainant. Parveen Sharma 2025.09.02 10:57 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-34589-2025 2- The complainant advised them to drive carefully, on this the petitioner along with the co-accused started hurling abuses to the complainant. Two more persons who were companions of the petitioner and co-accused also reached there on an Activa vehicle and all of them opened an assault upon him and his friend. The petitioner took out a long knife (kirch) from his pocket and struck blows with the same on the right hand, head and left ear of the complainant. The complainant managed to make call to his friend Sahil, who along with his brother Simranjit Singh reached there but in the meanwhile, the petitioner had caused injuries on the person of Satnam Singh also. The co-accused Jashandeep struck a blow with iron kadda on the head of the Satnam Singh. On the complaint lodged by the complainant, the aforementioned FIR was registered. Investigation proceedings were initiated. During investigation, the complainant recorded supplementary statement stating that the co-accused Jashandeep Singh had fired a shot with a weapon upon him with intention to kill him. The petitioner surrendered before the learned Illaqa Magistrate on 16.05.2024. He was remanded to police custody and suffered disclosure statement admitting his involvement in the crime and got recovered the weapon of offence. The co-accused was also arrested. Presently, the petitioner along with the co-accused is facing trial for the commission of aforementioned offences. 3. It is argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that he has been falsely implicated in this case. He has been in custody since 16.05.2024. The injuries as attributed to him have not been opined to be grievous in nature and has also not been attracted the provisions of Section Parveen Sharma 2025.09.02 10:57 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-34589-2025 3- 307 of IPC. The trial will take considerable time to conclude. His further incarceration would not serve any useful purpose. It is, therefore, argued that the petition deserves to be allowed. 4. Status report has been filed. Learned State counsel has argued that keeping in view the gravity of the allegations as levelled against the petitioner, he does not deserve to be released on bail. Therefore, it is urged that the petition does not deserve to be allowed. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties at considerable length and have gone through the record carefully. 6. The petitioner along with the co-accused is alleged to have caused grievous injuries to the complainant and his friend. He has been in custody since 16.05.2024. Trial is likely to take time to conclude. No useful purpose would be served by keeping him in custody anymore. It is well settled proposition of law that bail is the rule and jail is an exception. Keeping in view the afore-discussed facts but without meaning to make any comment on the merits thereof, I am of the considered opinion that the petitioner has made out a case for him release on bail. Accordingly, the petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail subject to his furnishing personal/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate/ Duty Magistrate concerned and further subject to the condition that he will not try to contact either of the prosecution witnesses or intimidate any of them during the course of trial and shall not leave the country without prior permission of the learned trial Court. 7. In case of violation of any of the above conditions, the Parveen Sharma 2025.09.02 10:57 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-34589-2025 4- jurisdictional Court shall be empowered to consider the application for cancellation, if any, and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. 8. Since the main petition has been allowed, pending application, if any, is rendered infructuous. [MANISHA BATRA] JUDGE 1 st September, 2025 Parveen Sharma 1. Whether speaking/ reasoned : Yes / No 2. Whether reportable : Yes / No Parveen Sharma 2025.09.02 10:57 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document