Nachattar Singh v. State Of Punjab

CRM-M-12252-2025 (O&M) 1

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-12252-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: 08.12.2025 Nachattar Singh ....Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab

...Respondent

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY ***** Present :

Mr. Ankur Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. 



 
 
 ***** AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (ORAL) 1.

Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 483 BNSS is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.111 dated 01.11.2022, registered under Sections 302, 307, 35 IPC and Sections 25, 27 of Arms Act at Police Station Khalra, District Tarn Taran.

2.

Learned counsel contends that the petitioner has been in custody for 3 years and 22 days. All 04 material witnesses, out of total 24 stand examined. An application under Section 319 Cr.P.C. has been filed to summon co-accused Sikander Singh and thus the de-novo trial shall take place. He is not involved in any other case.

3.

The custody certificate dated 05.12.2025, filed by the learned State counsel is taken on record. As per the same, the petitioner is behind bars for 5 years, 6 months and 21 days.

4.

Learned State counsel opposes the bail on the ground that the fatal injury attributed to the petitioner and the recovery of pistol has also been effected from him. However, he is unable to controvert the submissions with regard to stage of the case and the petitioner being not involved in any other case.

CRM-M-12252-2025 (O&M) 2 5.

Heard.

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  7.

The petitioner is ordered to be released on regular bail, subject to furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of trial Court/Duty Magistrate concerned, if not required in any other case and shall abide by the following conditions:- (i) The petitioner will not tamper with the evidence during the trial.

(ii) The petitioner will not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witnesses.

(iii) The petitioner will appear before the trial Court on each and every date fixed, unless is exempted by a specific order of Court.

(iv) The petitioner shall not commit an offence similar to the offence of which, he is an accused, or for commission of which he is suspected of.

(v) The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly coerce, induce, threaten or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him/ her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence in any manner.

(vi) The petitioner shall not in any manner misuse his liberty. (vii) The petitioner shall furnish his address and mobile number by way of an affidavit to the trial Court and not change the same till conclusion of trial and if for any reasons, he seeks to change either of the aforesaid, it shall be done only with prior information to the learned trial Court.

(viii) The petitioner shall not leave the country without prior permission of the trial Court.

(ix) The trial Court/Duty Magistrate may impose any other

CRM-M-12252-2025 (O&M) 3 condition, as deemed appropriate while releasing the petitioner.

8.

It is made abundantly clear that in case there is any breach of the aforesaid conditions, the State shall be at liberty to seek cancellation of bail as granted to the petitioner by this order.

9.

In view of the above, it is clarified that the observations made herein above are limited for the purpose of present proceedings and would not be construed as any opinion on the merits of the case and the trial would proceed independently of the aforesaid observations.

(AMAN CHAUDHARY) JUDGE 08.12.2025 dinesh Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes / No Whether reportable :

Yes / No