IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH

Dheeraj

....Petitioner

V/s

State of Haryana and another

....Respondents

Date of decision: 13.01.2026

Date of Uploading : 13.01.2026

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL

Present: Mr. Shivansh Malik, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Mahima Yashpal, Senior DAG Haryana.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (Oral)

1. Present petition has been filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter to be referred as ‘the BNSS’) for grant of pre-arrest/anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.34 dated 09.09.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 120-B, 467 and 468 of the IPC and Sections 13(1)(d)(ii), 13(1)(d)(iii) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, at Police Station

ACB, Gurugram, District Haryana.

2. The gravamen of the FIR pertains to vigilance enquiry conducted by the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Haryana, wherein it was found that several NCC certificates were illegally procured for ineligible candidates by preparing and verifying forged enrollment documents. The case of the prosecution, as outlined in the FIR, is that an enquiry bearing No.01 dated 22.11.2023 was received by Inspector Ved