P&H: Denies Anticipatory Bail in Alleged Tractor Snatching Case

punjab-haryana
⚖️ Order Date: 12 Oct 2026
Headnotes

(1) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Ss.308(5), 3(5), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.482 — Anticipatory bail — Alleged snatched tractor and other articles had not yet been recovered, and their recovery was an important aspect of investigation — Requirement of custodial interrogation could not be...

(2) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.482 — Anticipatory bail — Plea of false implication arising from an earlier dispute — Existence of earlier dispute did not, by itself, rule out allegations in FIR — Rival versions and circumstances surrounding occurrence were matters to be...


Facts of the Case

P&H: Denies Anticipatory Bail in Alleged Tractor Snatching Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused anticipatory bail to Karmjeet Singh, who is accused of participating in the alleged armed snatching of a tractor and other belongings from a farm worker in Faridkot. Justice Virinder Aggarwal dismissed Singh’s petition, finding no ground to grant relief at this stage.

According to the FIR, three persons allegedly confronted the complainant while he was loading maize silage in a field. One allegedly pointed a pistol at him, threatened to kill him and demanded the tractor keys. The group allegedly took the keys and the complainant’s mobile phone, detached the trolley and...

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