CRM-M-36918-2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 235 CRM-M-36918-2026 Date of Decision:15.07.2026 LOVEPREET SINGH @ LABHA ....PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB .....RESPONDENT CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL. Present: Mr. Hitesh Chopra, Advocate and Mr. Amit Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner. H.S. GREWAL, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed under Section 483 Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking regular bail for the petitioner in case FIR No. 112 dated 29.07.2025 u/s 304, 3(5) of BNS, 2023 & 317(2) Added Later on) and the corresponding section 34, 411 of IPC Act PS Dhariwal, Disrtict Gurdaspur. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the complainant alleged that the petitioner along with his co-accused wrongfully restrained and robbed him of Rs.2,000/-, his mobile phone, and forcibly transferred Rs.37,000/- from his Google account. During investigation, accused Lovepreet Singh @ Labha was arrested on 05.08.2025, and a datar was recovered from his possession. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is contended RENU RAWAT 2026.07.16 11.54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh CRM-M-36918-2026 2 that no recovery has been effected from the petitioner and that he was neither present at the alleged place of occurrence nor was he accompanying any of the co-accused at the time of the alleged incident. It is further submitted that co-accused has already been granted concession of regular bail vide order dated 10.02.2026 in CRM-M-59530-2025 by the Coordinate Bench of this Court. Accordingly, it is prayed that the petitioner be enlarged on regular bail during the pendency of the trial. 4. Notice of motion. 5. Mr. K.D.Sachdeva, DAG, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the respondent-State and vehemently opposes the prayer for grant of regular bail. Learned State counsel has filed the custody certificate of the petitioner in Court today, which is taken on record. As per the custody certificate, the petitioner is in custody for the last 11 months and 08 days and is involved in five other criminal cases. He further submits that out of 12 cited prosecution witnesses only 01 has been examined so far. 6. I have heard the submissions made by the parties and gone through the record. 7. After hearing the rival contentions and considering the fact that in the case in hand, the petitioner is in custody for the last 11 months and 08 days ; out of 12 cited prosecution witnesses only 01 has been examined so far coupled with the fact that the trial is likely to take considerable time, this Court is of the view that no useful purpose would be served by further incarceration of the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is granted the concession of regular bail during the pendency of the trial. RENU RAWAT 2026.07.16 11.54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh CRM-M-36918-2026 3 8. Therefore, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the instant petition is allowed. The petitioner is ordered to be released on regular bail on his furnishing requisite bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate concerned. 9. Nothing discussed hereinabove shall be construed as an expression of opinion on the merits of the case. 10. It is clarified that if while on bail so granted through the instant order, the petitioner is found indulged in any other criminal case/activity, it shall be open to the State to seek cancellation of his bail. (H.S.GREWAL) 15.07.2026 JUDGE renu Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether Reportable: Yes/No RENU RAWAT 2026.07.16 11.54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh