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Ranbir v. State of Haryana and Others

Punjab & Haryana HC14 Jan 2026CRM-A/59/2021

Case brief

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What is this about?

Leave to appeal granted against acquittal judgment dated 24.08.2020; main appeal CRM-A-59-2021 (Ranbir v. State of Haryana) admitted; accused-respondents 2 to 5 to furnish personal bond Rs.25,000 plus one surety Rs.25,000 to Trial Court/Duty Magistrate; deemed acceptance of bail-order terms; appeal against respondents 6 to 8 dismissed 18.01.2024; judges Anoop Chitkara and Sukhvinder Kaur; counsel Rajesh Lamba (applicant), Yuvraj Shandilya AAG Haryana (State), Jagjot Singh (respondents 2 to 5).

What did the court decide?

Leave to appeal granted against the acquittal judgment dated 24.08.2020 and main appeal admitted; accused-respondents No.2 to 5 directed to furnish a personal bond of Rs.25,000 with one surety of Rs.25,000 as a condition, failing which the concerned Court may proceed in accordance with law. ¶14

Ranbir Vs State of Haryana and Others — Punjab & Haryana HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether leave to appeal should be granted against the acquittal judgment dated 24.08.2020, given the appellant's claim of sufficient evidence for conviction and the respondents' contention that the acquittal is well reasoned. +1 more

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Court's answer

Leave to appeal is granted against the acquittal judgment dated 24.08.2020, and the Registry is to assign a number to the appeal.

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Ratio / Principle

The main appeal is admitted.

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Key takeaways

Accused-respondents No.2 to 5 shall execute a bond for attendance within two months undertaking to appear in this Court if the appeal is allowed, and shall furnish a personal bond of Rs.25,000 with one surety of Rs.25,000 to the satisfaction of the concerned Trial Court/Duty Magistrate; the surety must be capable of producing the accused if he fails to appear.ratio¶20
Furnishing of the personal bonds shall be deemed acceptance of all stipulations, terms and conditions of the order.ratio¶21
Registry to communicate the order to the trial Court without delay; in case of failure of respondents No.2 to 5 to furnish bond, the concerned Court shall proceed further in accordance with law.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

CRM-A-59-2021 — Ranbir v. State of Haryana and others (order dated 14.01.2026, signed by Anoop Chitkara and Sukhvinder Kaur, JJ.): Leave to appeal granted against a judgment of acquittal dated 24.08.2020 despite counsel for the respondents submitting the acquittal is well reasoned; main appeal admitted and Registry directed to assign it a number. Accused-respondents No.2 to 5 ordered to execute an attendance bond within two months and furnish a personal bond of Rs.25,000 with one surety of Rs.25,000 to the satisfaction of the Trial Court/Duty Magistrate, furnishing of the bonds being deemed acceptance of all terms; Registry to communicate the order to the trial Court, and on failure to furnish bond the concerned Court may proceed per law. Appeal against respondent Nos.6 to 8 had already been dismissed vide order dated 18.01.2024.

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220 CRM-A-59-2021

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RANBIR V/S STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

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Present: Mr. Rajesh Lamba, Advocate for the applicant.

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Mr. Yuvraj Shandilya, AAG, Haryana.

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Mr. Jagjot Singh, Advocate for respondent Nos.2 to 5.

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Appeal against respondent Nos.6 to 8 dismissed vide order dated 18.01.2024.

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CRM-A-59-2021

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Counsel for the appellant submits that they have a very good case on merit

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and there is sufficient evidence on record which is sufficient for conviction of respondents.

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There is no appreciation of evidence in judgment of acquittal dated 24.08.2020.

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Counsel appearing for the respondents submits that the judgment of

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acquittal is well reasoned.

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Leave to appeal granted.

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Registry to assign number to appeal.

Main appeal

Heard.

Admitted.

The accused-respondents No.2 to 5, to execute a bond for attendance within two months, undertaking to appear in this Court, in case appeal is allowed.

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Given above, the accused-respondents No.2 to 5 shall furnish a personal bond of Rs. Twenty five Thousand only (INR 25,000/-), and furnishing one surety for Rs. Twenty five thousand only (INR 25,000/-), to the satisfaction of the concerned Trial Court/Duty Magistrate. Before accepting the sureties, the concerned Court must satisfy that if the accused fails to appear in Court, then such surety is capable of producing the accused before the Court.

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The furnishing of the personal bonds shall be deemed acceptance of the all

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stipulations, terms, and conditions of this bail order.

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JYOTI 2026.01.15 09:49 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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CRM-A-59-2021

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Registry to communicate this order to the trial Court without any delay. In case of failure of respondents No.2 to 5 to furnish bond, the concerned Court shall proceed further in accordance with law.

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There would be no need for a certified copy of this order for furnishing bonds, and any Advocate for the accused can download this order along with case status from the official web page of this Court and attest it to be a true copy. In case the attesting officer wants to verify the authenticity, such an officer can also verify its authenticity and

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may download and use the downloaded copy for attesting bonds.

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(ANOOP CHITKARA) JUDGE

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(SUKHVINDER KAUR)

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JUDGE

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14.01.2026 jyoti3

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JYOTI 2026.01.15 09:49 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document