Sunil Kumar and Another v. State of Haryana
Case brief
What is this about?
CRM-M-4666-2026, High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh (Surya Partap Singh, J.), decided 14.07.2026. First pre-arrest bail petition under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 arising from FIR No.141 dated 22.04.2025, PS Dabua, District Faridabad, alleging offences under Sections 61(2), 238(B), 316(4), 318(4), 336(3), 338 and 340(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, 1985 (as printed). Interim arrest-stay order of 25.05.2026 made absolute after court-referred mediation produced a written compromise and the parties planned to seek quashing of the FIR; relief conditioned on joining investigation when served with written notice by the Investigating Officer; State's non-compoundability objection recorded but not adjudicated. Keywords: anticipatory/pre-arrest bail BNSS 2023; mediation compromise; FIR quashing contemplated; custody unnecessary.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest bail protection made absolute: the order dated 25.05.2026 staying arrest of the petitioners was made absolute, conditional on the petitioner joining the investigation as and when any notice in writing is served by the Investigating Officer; petition disposed of accordingly.