Manveer Singh v. State Of Punjab

-1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 1.

Manveer Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ..... Respondent 2.

Gulwant Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent 3.

Arwinder Singh @ Gora ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab ....Respondent Date of decision:29.05.2026 CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present :- Mr. G.B.S. Dhillon, Senior Advocate with Mr. Jagdeep Singh Bajwa, Advocate Mr. Jaskirant S. Arora, Advocate and Mr. Abhimanyu Shastri, Advocate for the petitioner(s) (in all petitions).

Mr. Raj Karan Singh, A.A.G., Punjab.

RAJESH BHARDWAJ , J. (Oral) 1.

By way of this common order, this Court intend to dispose of abovesaid three petitions as they have arisen out of the same FIR. 2.

Petitioners have approached this Court by way of filing the present petitions praying for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.200 dated 21.12.2024, registered under Section 109, 115(2), 126(2), 191(3) and 190

-2BNS, (Sections 117(2) and 238 of BNS added lateron), at Police Station Sadar Jagraon, Ludhiana.

3.

Succinctly, the facts of the case are that the FIR in question was registered on the statement of complainant Gurwinder Singh, wherein it was alleged that on 20.12.2024, there was a Kabaddi tournament in their village and after watching the tournament, he along with his friends, namely, Sandeep Singh and Parminder Singh were returning to their homes on the motorcycle of Parminder Singh. However, they were waylaid by a Scorpio car, in which his co-villagers Jagmohan Singh alias Mohna armed with baseball bat, Manvir Singh (petitioner in CRM-M-29816-2026) armed with Kirpan, Arvinder Singh @ Gora (petitioner in CRM-M-30075-2026) armed with iron rod, Baljit Singh armed with Hockey and Gulwant Singh (petitioner in CRM-M-29937-2026) armed with a wooden stick were sitting.

They came out of the car, surrounded them and Baljit Singh exhorted others to teach them a lesson. On this, they started beating them with the weapons they were holding in their hands. Jagmohan gave baseball bat blow to the complainant, which hit on his head. Baljit Singh gave a Hockey blow on the head of Parminder. Thereafter, he gave another Hockey blow on the head of Sandeep. On raising alarm, all of them escaped from the scene of occurrence. The injured were shifted to the hospital. Thus, request was made to take legal action against all the culprits. On registration of the FIR, the investigation commenced and during investigation, petitioner-Manveer Singh was arrested on 26.03.2025, petitioner-Gulwant Singh was arrested on 24.03.

-312.03.2025. The petitioners approached the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Ludhiana, for grant of bail. However, after hearing both the sides, learned Court declined the same vide separate orders dated 10.07.2025. Earlier also the petitioners approached this Court by way of filing of CRMM-57200-2025, CRM-M-57234-2025 and CRM-M-57194-2025, however, same were dismissed as not pressed vide separate orders dated 30.03.2026. Hence, aggrieved by the same, the petitioners are before this Court by of filing the present second petitions.

4.

Learned Senior counsel for the petitioners, at the outset, prays for the grant of bail on the basis of parity with that of the co-accused. He has drawn the attention of this Court to the common order dated 25.05.2026 passed by this Court in CRM-M-25652-2026 and CRM-M-28071-2026, whereby co-accused of the petitioners, namely, Jagmohan Singh @ Mohna and Baljit Singh, have been granted the concession of bail. It is submitted that cases of the petitioners are at par with that of the co-accused, who have been granted bail by this Court. It is thus, submitted that on the basis of the parity, petitioners deserve to be granted bail as case of the petitioners are similar to that of the co-accused, who have already been granted bail. 5.

Per contra, learned State counsel has vehemently opposed the submissions made by counsels for the petitioners. He has endorsed the fact that admittedly the cases of petitioners are at par with co-accused, namely, Jagmohan Singh @ Mohna and Baljit Singh, who have already been granted bail by this Court vide common order dated 25.05.2026. He has placed on record the custody certificates of the petitioners. 6.

This Court has heard learned counsel for the parties and perused

-4the record. The petitioners are behind bars since the date of their arrest. As per the custody certificates, petitioners have suffered an incarceration of more than 01 year as on 27.05.2026. It further reflects that the petitioners have no criminal antecedents. Admittedly, cases of petitioners are at par with co-accused, namely, Jagmohan Singh @ Mohna and Baljit Singh, who have already been granted bail by this Court vide common order dated 25.05.2026.

7.

The veracity of the allegations would be assessed only after the conclusion of the trial and on the appreciation of evidence to be led by both the parties before the trial Court.

8.

This Court would refrain itself from commenting anything on the merits of the case. The trial of the case will take sufficient long time. Keeping in view the arguments raised by both the sides and perusing the record, this Court is of the opinion that learned counsels for the petitioners succeed in making out a case for grant of regular bail to the petitioners on the basis of parity.

9.

Accordingly, present petitions are allowed and the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail on their furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the concerned trial Court/Duty Magistrate. Nothing said herein shall be treated as an expression of opinion on the merits of the case. (RAJESH BHARDWAJ) 29.05.2026 JUDGE ps-I Whether Speaking/Reasoned :

Yes/No Whether Reportable :

Yes/No