Kewal Masih v. State of Punjab and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
CRM-M-21219-2025 (decision 03.09.2025), Kewal Masih v. State of Punjab and another: confirmation of pre-arrest/interim bail under Section 482 BNSS; petitioner co-accused in FIR No.157 dated 18.11.2024 under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 118(2), 191(3), 190 BNS, 2023 (118(2) added later), P.S. Dera Baba Nanak, Police District Batala, District Gurdaspur; injury undisputedly simple; petitioner joined investigation; State counsel submitted no custodial or further investigation required; compromise Annexure P-2/T; bail confirmed subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions (join investigation on written notice, no tampering/evidence, no influencing witnesses, no leaving country without permission); petition allowed; Hon'ble Ms. Justice Aaradhna Sawhney.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest bail secured: interim bail granted vide order dated 23.05.2025 confirmed, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) BNSS; petitioner to join investigation as and when required by written notice from the Investigating Officer, and bound not to tamper with evidence, influence witnesses, or leave the country without prior permission of the Court.