S-Xxx H-Xxx @ S-Xxx Vs State of Haryana — Bail and Remand | Punjab & Haryana HC (2026)

S-Xxx H-Xxx @ S-Xxx Vs State of Haryana — Bail and Remand | Punjab & Haryana HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Petition allowed; petitioner ordered to be released on regular bail on furnishing requisite bail bond/surety bond to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate, subject to the condition of not threatening or influencing prosecution witnesses; pending applications, if any, disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, whose case is stated to be identical to that of co-accused Gaganpreet Singh and Parneet (already granted regular bail in CRM-M-2697-2025), is entitled to regular bail under Section 483 BNSS, 2023 in FIR No.275 dated 18.09.2022 on the ground of parity.

Court's answer

The case of the petitioner is identical to that of co-accused Gaganpreet Singh and Parneet, who were granted regular bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court; with a view to extend parity and keep the petitioner at par with the co-accused, the petitioner is enlarged on regular bail to the satisfaction of the trial Court.

Ratio / Principle

As a condition of bail, the petitioner shall not extend any threat and shall not influence any prosecution witnesses in any manner directly or indirectly.

Key takeaways

The observations made in the order shall not be construed as an expression on the merits of the case; the Trial Court shall decide the case on the basis of available material.obiter¶20

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail — Regular bail under Section 483, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — Parity with co-accused — FIR No.275 dated 18.09.2022, Police Station Saha, District Ambala, under Sections 407, 420 IPC (Sections 120-B, 201, 411, 467, 468, 471, 485 added later on) — Case of petitioner held identical to co-accused Gaganpreet Singh and Parneet, to whom regular bail was granted by a Co-ordinate Bench vide order dated 23.01.2025 in CRM-M-2697-2025 — Parity extended; petitioner enlarged on regular bail on furnishing bail/surety bonds — Condition: no threat or influence on prosecution witnesses — Observations not an expression on merits; Trial Court to decide on available material.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CRM-M-44459-2025(O&M) Date of decision: 25.02.2026

S-XXX H-XX X @ S-XXX ...Petitioner

VERSUS

State of Haryan a ...Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ

Present :- Mr . Naresh Kumar Khepar, Advoc a te, for the petitioner.

Mr . Paras Talwar, Sr. DAG, Harya n a.

VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral)

Th e present first petition has been f iled under Section 483 of the

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 fo r grant of regular bail to the petitioner in c a se bearing FIR No.275 dated 18.09.2022 registered under Sections 407, 4 2 0 [Sections 120-B, 201, 411, 4 6 7, 468, 471, 485 added later on] of the India n Penal Code, 1860 at Police St a tion Saha, District Ambala. 2. Le a rned Counsel appearing on beh a lf of the petitioner contends that the case o f the petitioner would be very similar to the case of the coaccused Gagan p reet Singh and Parneet, to whom concession of regular bail has been grant e d by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 23.01.2025 pas s ed in CRM-M-2697-2025. 3. Le a rned State Counsel does not dis p ute the aforesaid facts. 4. I h ave heard learned counsel a p pearing on behalf of the respective parti e s and have gone through the do c uments appended alongwith the present petition. 5. In v iew of the undisputed facts no t iced above and noticing that the case of the p etitioner would be identical to c o-accused Gaganpreet Singh

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CRM-M-44459-2025(O&M)

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and Parneet, to whom concession of regular bail has been granted by a Coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 23.01.2025 passed in CRM-M2697-2025, thus with a view to extend parity and keeping the case of the present petitioner at par with the co-accused, I deem it appropriate to enlarge the petitioner on regular bail to the satisfaction of the trial Court.

The instant petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on regular bail on his furnishing requisite bail bond/surety bond to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate, concerned.

It is made clear that the petitioner shall not extend any threat and shall not influence any prosecution witnesses in any manner directly or indirectly.

The observation made hereinabove shall not be construed as an expression on the merits of the case and the Trial Court shall decide the case on the basis of available material.

Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.

25.02.2026 (VINOD S. BHARDWAJ) Sumit Gusain JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No

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