Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Khushdeep Singh in Punjab Case Involving Grievous Injury Allegations.


07 October 2025 Anticipatory Bail >> Criminal Law   |   Criminal Appeals & Suspension of Sentence >> Criminal Law   |   Special Leave Petition >> Criminal Law  

The Supreme Court of India has allowed anticipatory bail to Khushdeep Singh, overturning the July 31, 2025 judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court that had previously refused him such relief. The bench of Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice R. Mahadevan passed the order in Criminal Appeal which arose out of Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No. 12152 of 2025.

The case has arisen from FIR No. 4 of 2025, dated January 11, 2025, at Police Station City Rampura in Bathinda district under Section 109, 115(2), 118(1), 190, and 191(3) of the various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS). Later, offences under Sections 118(2) and 117(2) of the BNS were also added.


 

 

Khushdeep Singh had first made an application for anticipatory bail before the Additional Sessions Judge, Bathinda, but it was denied to him on February 17, 2025. A later application before the High Court (CRM-M No. 10992 of 2025) too was rejected on July 31, 2025. The accused thereafter approached the Supreme Court, which granted interim protection on August 20, 2025, on a prayer made for final hearing.

At the hearing, the appellant's counsel submitted that as two co-accused persons, Lovedeep and Baldev, had already secured anticipatory bail from the High Court and their roles in the alleged crime were also like the appellant, parity was needed in granting a similar relief to the appellant. The State resisted the plea, arguing that the appellant was said to have employed a kirpan in order to cause grievous harm to the victim's left eye, and recovery of the weapon had been produced from him.

Considering the counter submissions and the records available, the Supreme Court reached a decision that the appellant was eligible to be given protection through anticipatory bail. The Bench noted that the situation demanded that parity be granted with the co-accused who had already been accorded the same relief.

Consequently, the Court granted leave to appeal, setting aside the High Court ruling. It ordered that in case of his arrest, the investigating officer shall grant the appellant bail on furnishing cash security of ?25,000 with two sureties for the same amount. The order also asked the appellant to cooperate in the investigation fully, not to influence witnesses, and not to tamper with evidence.

The criminal appeal was accordingly granted, pending applications dealt with in terms of the order signed on October 7, 2025.


BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023