The High Court made absolute the interim order granting anticipatory bail to the petitioner, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) BNSS, as he had joined the investigation and the allegations were disputed questions of fact.
Anticipatory bail granted subject to conditions under Section 482(2) BNSS, 2023.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
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CRM-M-20770-2026 Date of Decision: 27.05.2026
SARABJIT SINGH ALIAS HARRY
......Petitioner
Versus
STATE OF PUNJAB ......Respondent
CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE KIRTI SINGH
Present: Mr. Gursharan Singh, Advocate for the petitioner.
Ms. Aakanksha Gupta, AAG, Punjab.
Mr. Vaibhav Vats, Advocate for the complainant.
KIRTI SINGH, J. (ORAL)
the investigation. The said order is reproduced hereinafter:-
“Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case on the statement of the complainant, wherein it was alleged that the petitioner along with other co-accused had assaulted her and her father. It is submitted that the petitioner was not present at the place of alleged incident, as he was performing the last rites of his maternal uncle at a Gurdwara Sahib. In this regard reliance is placed on the CCTV footage of the concerned Gurdwara Sahib premises. Moreover, no specific role or injury has been attributed to the petitioner. It is further submitted that while co-accused Gurjit Singh has been granted the concession of anticipatory bail by the
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learned Sessions Court vide order dated 10.12.2025, one other coaccused has been granted the concession of anticipatory bail by the Apex Court vide order dated 10.04.2026 passed in SLP(Crl.)-6337-2026. He further submits that the petitioner is ready and willing to join investigation and cooperate.
Per contra, learned State counsel as also learned counsel for the complainant submit that specific allegations have been levelled against the petitioner in the FIR, and given his role in the alleged occurrence, he is not entitled to the concession of anticipatory bail.
Heard.
The allegations levelled against the petitioner are disputed questions of facts, veracity of which shall be determined in due course. Accordingly, the petitioner shall join investigation before the Investigating Agency/Officer. In the event of his arrest, he shall be released on anticipatory bail. He shall abide by the following conditions as envisaged under Section 482(2) BNSS, 2023:-
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be confined to the FIR mentioned ibid and will not operate in respect of any other incident that involves commission of an offence.
(KIRTI SINGH) JUDGE
May 27, 2026 Ritika Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to anticipatory bail in FIR No.304 dated 02.10.2025?
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Sarabjit Singh Alias Harry
State of Punjab
Kirti Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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