Ranjit Singh v. State of Punjab
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail - refusal; Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh; CRM-M-8203-2026; decided 09.03.2026; Subhas Mehla, J. (oral); keywords: lalkaara, kirpan, deadly weapon, serious allegations, custodial interrogation, recovery of weapon, concession of anticipatory bail, dismissed. Source text heavily corrupted (OCR mojibake); only English fragments legible; no statutes or case citations recoverable; counsel named: Raghav Soni, Advocate (client affiliation illegible).
What did the court decide?
The allegations against the petitioner were found to be serious in nature, and custodial interrogation of the petitioner was held to be required to recover the weapon allegedly used in the commission of the offence. ¶¶28