Supreme Court – Daily Orders
Gurdeep Singh vs State Of Punjab on 9 April, 2026
Author: Rajesh Bindal
Bench: Rajesh Bindal
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1852 OF 2026
(Arising out of SLP(Criminal) No.2463 of 2026)
GURDEEP SINGH ... APPELLANT(S)
VS.
STATE OF PUNJAB & ANR. ... RESPONDENT(S)
ORDER
1. Leave granted.
2. The prayer made in the present case is for grant of pre-
arrest bail to the appellant, who is the husband, in connection
with FIR No.294 of 2024 dated 7 th July, 2024 registered at Police
Station Zirakpur, District SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab. The FIR was
initially registered under Sections 323 and 341 of the Indian
Penal Code, 1860 (for short, “the IPC”) in which the appellant
was granted regular bail. However, later on, the offences under
Sections 406 and 498A IPC were also added. In that regard, the
prayer of the appellant for grant of pre-arrest bail was rejected.
The allegation is misappropriation of dowry articles.
3. A petition filed under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act,
Signature Not Verified
Digitally signed by1955 for Restitution of Conjugal Rights by the husband is stated
ANITA MALHOTRA
Date: 2026.04.11
13:12:10 IST
Reason:
to be pending.
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4. Considering the aforesaid facts and the fact that the
proceedings arise out of a matrimonial dispute, in our view, a
case is made out for grant of pre-arrest bail to the appellant for
newly added offences under Section 406 and 498A IPC as well.
Ordered accordingly.
5. Accordingly, the interim bail granted to the appellant by
this Court on 13th February, 2026 is made absolute subject to
the condition that the appellant shall continue cooperating
during investigation and also the trial, in case chargesheet is
filed.
6. As suggested by learned counsel for the appellant and
learned counsel for respondent No.2/complainant, in case both
the parties are willing, the learned Court below can always
make an effort for resolution of the dispute through mediation.
7. The appeal is accordingly allowed.
……………………..J.
(RAJESH BINDAL)
……………………..J.
(VIJAY BISHNOI)
NEW DELHI;
April 09, 2025.
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ITEM NO.10 COURT NO.15 SECTION II-B
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s). 2463/2026
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 29-01-2026
in CRMM No. 16806/2025 passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana
at Chandigarh]
GURDEEP SINGH Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
STATE OF PUNJAB & ANR. Respondent(s)
(FOR ADMISSION and I.R.
IA No. 44210/2026 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED
JUDGMENT)
Date : 09-04-2026 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAY BISHNOIFor Petitioner(s) :
Mr. Vishnu Sharma, AOR
Ms. Anupama Sharma,Adv.
Mr. Amar Jyoti Sharma,Adv.
For Respondent(s) :
Mr. Maninder Singh, Aag, Sr. Adv.
Ms. Baani Khanna, AOR
Mr. Robin Singh, Adv.
Mr. Kapil Balwani, Adv.
Ms. Komal Thakkar, Adv.
Mr. Sumeer Sodhi, AOR
Mr. Hardeek Goyal, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
Leave granted.
The appeal is allowed in terms of the signed order.
Pending application shall also stand disposed of.
(ANITA MALHOTRA) (MANOJ KUMAR)
AR-CUM-PS COURT MASTER
(Signed order is placed on the file.)
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