Punjab-Haryana High Court
Jaswinder Kaur vs State Of Punjab on 24 March, 2026
CRM-M-70364-2025 (O&M) -1-
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH
126
CRM-M-70364-2025 (O&M).
Date of decision: 24.03.2026.
JASWINDER KAUR
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
STATE OF PUNJAB
...Respondent(s)
CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ
Present :- Mr. P.K.S. Phoolka, Advocate,
for the petitioner.
Mr. Mohit Kapoor, Sr. DAG, Punjab.
VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral)
This is the first petition filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.0159 dated 16.10.2024, under Section(s) 103, 109, 3(5) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, registered at Police Station Talwandi Sabo, District Bathnda, Punjab.
Status report on behalf of respondent-State has been filed in the Court today. A copy thereof has been supplied to the counsel for the petitioner.
The aforesaid FIR was registered on the statement of Sukhjivan Singh son of Kulwant Singh resident of village Kalala, District Bathinda, which reads thus: -
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"I am resident of above said address and doing the work of agriculture and my sister Manjit Kaur solemnized with Sukhpreet Singh son of Dhan Singh, resident of Tharaj, District Sirsa and sister-in-law of my sister namely Sukbir Kaur was earlier married with Jagtar Singh son of Amar Singh, resident of village Jeewan Singh wala last 14 years ago. They are having two sons and sister-in- law of my sister Sukhbir Kaur is having matrimonial dispute arisen between her husband Jagtar Singh for the last 2-3 years and from about 06 months ago sister-in-law of my sister is living in her paternal house in village Tharaj. The younger son of Sukhbir Kaur is living with her and the elder son was living with his father at village Jeevan Singh Wala and the reason for the dispute between them Nirmaljit Kaur wife of Jagtar Singh resident of village Vare, District Mansa had illicit relations with Jagtar Singh and Jagtar Singh had taken Nirmaljit Kaur as his wife and kept her at home, so all of our relatives had gathered and explained it to him a lot and today our relatives had gathered too and I, along with my sister Manjit Kaur, wife Sukhpreet Singh and my brother-in-law Sukhpreet Singh being in army, his uncle Gursewak Singh alias Sewa son of Karnail Singh and second uncle Ran Singh son of Karnail Singh, my brother- in-law Sukhpreet Singh's mother Gurmeet Kaur, along with my sister's sister in law. had came to Jagtar Singh's house in village Jeevan Singh Wala and Sukhbir Kaur and Jagtar Singh were talking to settle their mutual dispute, so the time at around 02:30 03:00 PM in the afternoon that we all knew that we were explaining to Jagtar Singh that you should leave Nirmaljit Kaur's and get settled your house with Sukhbir Kaur, that upon this Jagtar Singh and Nirmaljit Kaur got angry and Nirmaljit Kaur said that this is ours. Who are the ones who separate us from each other and along with them Jagtar Singh's mother Jaswinder Kaur, wife of Amar Singh, started abusing us and said that it has been 6 months they are harassing us and create scene by brigning
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State counsel, on the other hand, does not dispute the facts noticed above but contends that the petitioner had brought the weapon which was used by Jagtar Singh in commission of the offence, hence, her participation in the offence stands established. The criminal antecedents of the petitioner, stage of the trial as well as period of custody undergone by the petitioner are, however, not disputed.
Having heard the counsel for the respective parties and without commenting anything on the merits of the present case, taking into consideration the nature of allegations against the petitioner, the period of custody already undergone by her, the stage of the trial, her age as well as clean antecedents, the present petition is allowed. The petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on her furnishing requisite bail bond/surety bond to the satisfaction of the Trial Court/Duty Magistrate, concerned.
It is made clear that the petitioner shall not extend any threat and shall not influence any prosecution witnesses in any manner directly or indirectly.
The observation made hereinabove shall not be construed as an expression on the merits of the case and the trial Court shall decide the case on the basis of available material.
March 23, 2026. (VINOD S. BHARDWAJ)
raj arora JUDGE
Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No
Whether reportable : Yes/No
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