Overview

• The court rejected Jagtar Singh’s third bid for regular bail, nearly two years after the crash that killed 24-year-old MBBS student Arshdeep Singh.
• Justice Sumeet Goel emphasized that drunken driving endangers the public and undermines societal order, warranting strict judicial treatment.
• Prosecutors opposed release, warning the accused could influence or intimidate witnesses if freed before testimony begins.
• The defence cited the petitioner’s senior-citizen status, claimed false implication, and argued that prolonged pre-trial detention causes undue hardship.
• The charge sheet has been filed, but no prosecution witnesses have been examined yet, leaving the trial pending in the Patiala case from October 2023 near the Prabhlahan flyover.