Overview

• Chief Judicial Magistrate Sachin Yadav in Chandigarh granted bail to Simranjit Singh Blassi after the complainant and an injured lawyer told the court they had no objection, citing his medical condition.
• Blassi was arrested on September 17 under BNS sections including attempt to murder, voluntarily causing hurt, wrongful restraint, criminal intimidation and common intention.
• Advocate Ravneet Kaur was also booked in the case, though police have not arrested her.
• The High Court took suo motu cognisance, restrained Chandigarh Police from acting on Blassi’s statement alone, sought replies from the DGP and administration, and ordered social-media platforms to be impleaded, with a hearing due September 25.
• The Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana suspended the licences of both lawyers, and a DDR notes Blassi’s complaint alleging an attack by a large group of unnamed lawyers.