Punjab Police alleged that the killing of the popular singer was the result of an inter-gang rivalry and that the Lawrence Bishnoi gang was involved in it.
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to Pawan Bishnoi and Jagtar Singh who are accused in the murder of Punjabi Singer Sidhu Moosewala in 2022.
The Bench if justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta granted bail to Pawan Bishnoi and Jagtar Singh on their petitions challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s August 1, 2025 order turning down their bail pleas.
Punjab Police alleged that the killing of the popular singer was the result of an inter-gang rivalry and that the Lawrence Bishnoi gang was involved in it.
Gangster Goldy Brar, associated with Lawrence Bishnoi, based in Canada, asserted responsibility for Moosewala’s assassination.
Pawan Bishnoi was alleged to be involved with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and to have offered logistical aid to Moosewala’s attackers at the request of Godly Brar, while Jagtar Singh, Moosewala’s neighbor, purportedly assisted in surveilling the late singer’s home.
Law enforcement has apprehended 20 of the 24 suspects named in the chargesheet, while the other four are outside India.
“The accusation against me is that I (Pawan Bishnoi) provided the Bolero utilized in the offense… Only my last name aligns.” I have no other connection to Lawrence Bishnoi. I have been in (jail) for three years and 10 months now. “I am requesting regular bail,” declared Pawan Bishnoi’s lawyer Abhay Kumar to the Bench.
“The Bench stated during the hearing, ‘You should stay in jail for your own safety (Pawan Bishnoi).”
In its order dated August 1, 2025, the Supreme Court denied bail applications fromPawan Bishnoi, Jagtar Singh, and five additional defendants in the case.
The petitioners contested the high court’s ruling on the basis that, despite clear statements noted indicating there were 180 listed prosecution witnesses and only one supposed eyewitness had been partially examined, the high court seriously miscalculated by not recognizing that, at such a pace, the trial would require many years to finish.
Pawan Bishnoi’s lawyer Abhay Kumar argued that recording the testimonies of the purported eyewitnesses would require considerable time.
Kumar contended that the high court made a mistake by failing to recognize that the petitioner’s current imprisonment is extremely harmful, and the petitioner merits the advantage of bail in a prolonged trial without any blame assigned to him, as demonstrated by the court through a series of its rulings.
