Krishna v. State of Haryana and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
regular bail; woman accused aged about 31 years; proviso to Section 480(2) BNSS 2023; pari materia proviso to Section 437 Cr.P.C. 1973; Section 439 Cr.P.C.; Javed Gulam Nabi Shaikh 2024(3) RCR (Criminal) 494; Ravinder Kaur CRM-M-11503-2024 dated 14.03.2024; Satender Kumar Antil 2022(10) SCC 51; sensitivity towards women accused; bail conditions (no misuse of liberty, no tampering with evidence, passport deposit, cell number to IO/SHO, no delay of trial); cancellation of bail on breach; appeal allowed; release on furnishing bail/surety bonds to CJM/Duty Magistrate; High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh; Sumeet Goel, J.; Aashish Kumar, Advocate; decision date 26.11.2025; nothing expressed on merits.
What did the court decide?
Release on regular bail on furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the learned concerned CJM/Duty Magistrate, subject additionally to stipulated conditions: (i) not to misuse the liberty granted; (ii) not to tamper with any evidence, oral or documentary, during the trial; (iii) not to absent himself/herself on any date before the trial; (iv) not to commit any offence while on bail; (v) to deposit passport, if any, with the trial Court; (vi) to give cell phone number to the Investigating Officer/SHO of the concerned Police Station and not change it without prior permission of the trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate; (vii) not to delay the trial. Upon breach of any condition or other sufficient cause, the State/complainant is at liberty to move for cancellation of bail. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, stand disposed of.