IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 06.02.2026 Durga Parsad ....Appellant Versus State of Haryana and another ....Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present: Mr. Kushager Goyal, Advocate for the appellant.

Ms. Shaveta Sanghi, DAG, Haryana.

Mr. Mandeep Singla, Advocate for respondent No.2/complainant.

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RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J (ORAL)

1. Present appeal is directed against the order dated 24.12.2025 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Sirsa dismissing the application of the appellant for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.217 dated 25.10.2025 registered under Sections 351(2), 3(5), 126 and 115 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) and 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, 1989 (hereinafter in short as ‘SC/ST Act’) (Section 117(2) of the BNS added later on), at Police Station Nathusari Chopta, District Sirsa.

2. Brief facts as per the prosecution case are that the petitioner along with co-accused had caused injuries to the complainant and abused him in the name of his caste, due to some old enmity.

3. Learned counsel for the appellants contends that the appellant has been fals