IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 219 CRM-M-33147-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 08.07.2026 PAWANDEEP SINGH @ MUNDI AND ANOTHER ....Petitioners V/s STATE OF PUNJAB .…Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM AGGARWAL Present: Mr. Lakshay Bector, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Rahul Jindal, AAG, Punjab. Mr. Kiranpreet Singh, Advocate for complainant/respondent No.2. *** VIKRAM AGGARWAL, J. (ORAL) Prayer in the present petition preferred under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short the ‘BNSS’) is for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.102 dated 28.04.2026 registered under Sections 109, 115(2), 351(3) and 3 (5) of BNS at Police Station City Jagraon, Ludhiana. 2. Status report by way of affidavit of Mr. Jaswinder Singh, PPS, DSP, Jagraon, District Ludhiana (Rural) on behalf of the respondent-State as well as custody certificates dated 07.07.2026 filed by learned State counsel in Court today are taken on record. 3. On the statement of one Karma Singh, the FIR in question was registered, the contents of which are as under:- “I am a resident of the above address and do labour work. On 27-04-2026, my sons Harman Singh alias Bobby and Lovepreet Singh alias Sanju had a minor MANI KUMAR 2026.07.08 18:33 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-33147-2026 (O&M) -2- quarrel with Pawandeep Singh alias Mundi son of Gurmail Singh, resident of Kothe Sher Jang, Jagraon, in front of Libra Gym, Jagraon. There, they were separated by my sons friends, Ravi son of Paramjit Singh, resident of Kothe Sher Jang, Jagraon, and Harman Singh, resident of Kothe Baggu, Jagraon, and by passing pedestrians, and they were sent to their respective homes. My sons came home and told me about this. It would be about 08:30 P.M. I was present at my house, when Pawandeep Singh alias Mundi and Satnam Singh alias Happy alias Budha sons of Gurmail Singh, residents of Kothe Sher Jang, Jagraon, started raising lalkaras. When I came outside, I saw that Pawandeep Singh alias Mundi, armed with a baseball bat, and Satnam Singh alias Happy alias Budha, armed with an iron rod, attacked me and started dragging me towards their house. In the meantime, their father Gumail Singh also came there, who started raising lalkaras that today he should not be allowed to go unharmed. Then both of them started beating me. Satnam Singh alias Happy alias Budha, with the intention to kill me, gave a blow with the iron rod in his hand on the back side of my head. I fell down on the ground. While I was lying fallen, me above-said persons had beaten me with kicks. When I raised an alarm of ‘Marta Marta’, my sons Harman Singh alias Bobby and Lovepreet Singh alias Sanju, Ravi son of Paramjit Singh, resident of Kothe Sher Jang, and Harman Singh, resident of Kothe Baggu, also came to the spot and rescued me from them. Seeing other people gathering at the spot, all the above-said persons, while giving threats to kill us, went inside their house along with their respective weapons. MANI KUMAR 2026.07.08 18:33 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-33147-2026 (O&M) -3- As I had sustained serious injuries, my nephew Jaspreet Singh son of Jagroop Singh arranged a vehicle and got me admitted at Civil Hospital, Jagraon, for treatment. Today, I was coming to Police Post Bus Stand, Jagraon, to give information, when your good sell met me at the bridge of Sem Nala (Dirty Drain), G.T. Road, Jagraon- Ludhiana. Necessary legal action may kindly be taken against the above-said persons. I have got my statement recorded before you. It has been read over/heard by me and is correct Applicant: Sd/-Karma Singh Karma Singh aforesaid”. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that it is a case of version and cross-version. He further submits that even otherwise parties have arrived at a compromise since they are neighbours; the petitioners are in custody since 28.04.2026; no recovery has to be made from them; trial will take a sufficiently long time, therefore, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the petitioners in custody any longer. 5. Per contra, learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for grant of bail. 6. I have considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties. 7. Concededly, it is a case of version and cross-version. There is no opinion of the doctors on record. As to whether the petitioners have actually committed the offence or not, shall be determined at the stage of trial. The petitioners are in custody since 28.04.2026. As final report has not yet been submitted, the submission of the same and the trial thereafter shall take a sufficiently long time and in the considered opinion of this Court, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the petitioners in custody any MANI KUMAR 2026.07.08 18:33 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-33147-2026 (O&M) -4- longer. 8. In view of the aforementioned facts and circumstances, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition is allowed. The petitioners are ordered to be released on regular bail on their furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the concerned trial Court/Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate. 9. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. (VIKRAM AGGARWAL) JUDGE July 08, 2026 Mani Kumar Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether reportable: Yes/No MANI KUMAR 2026.07.08 18:33 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document