Mohali, Jan. 14 -- A local court in Mohali has dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of a 19-year-old youth accused of firing gunshots at a car in Phase-1 area, observing that custodial interrogation was necessary to unearth crucial aspects of the case and that the accused did not deserve the discretionary relief of pre-arrest bail.

The petitioner, a resident of Mauli Baidwan village in Sector 80, Mohali, had approached the court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with FIR No. 295 dated December 8, 2025, registered under Sections 125, 324(4) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act at Phase-1 police station.

The case was registered on the complaint of Gurdeep Singh, who reported th...