In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Sagar … Appellant Versus State of Haryana and another ... Respondents

212-I CRA-S-2921-2025 (O&M)

Arvind … Appellant Versus State of Haryana and another ... Respondents Date of Decision:- 12.02.2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA Present:- Mr. Vikas Bishnoi, Advocate for the appellant.

(in CRA-S-2188-2025).

Mr. Vikram Singh Lakhlan, Advocate, for the appellant in CRA-S-2921-2025 Mr. Surender Singh Pannu, Addl. A.G., Haryana.

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SUBHAS MEHLA , J. (Oral)

CRM-37951-2025 in CRA-S-2921-2025 This is an application for condonation of delay of 208 days in filing the appeal.

For the reasons mentioned in the application, the application is allowed subject to all just exceptions and delay of 208 days in filing the appeal is hereby condoned.

Main case(s)

1. By way of these present appeals, the appellant-Sagar has challenged the order dated 23.06.2025 and appellant-Arvind has challenged the order dated 21.11.2024 passed by learned Additional Sesions Judge, Hisar, vide which their bail applications have been dismissed. Now, both the appellants are seeking regular bail in case FIR No.340 dated 03.06.2022 registered under Sections 323, 307, 506, 34 of IPC and Section 3 of SC/ST Act, at Police Station Adampur, District Hisar.

2. Learned counsel(s) for the appellant(s) contended that the appellants are in custody for the last more than 03 years and 01 month and all prosecution witnesses have been examined. There is no apprehension that if the appellants are released on bail at this stage, they will tamper with the prosection evidence. Thus, learned counsel(s) prayed for grant of regular bail to the appellants.

3. Custody certificates of appellants filed by learned State counsel in Court, are taken on record. As per custody certificate, the appellants are in custody for the last more than 03 years and 01 months.

4. Learned State counsel opposed the prayer made by learned counsel(s) for the appellants by submitting that the appellants are habitual offender and are involved in several other cases of criminal activities out of which two cases were registered under Section 302 of IPC. The case is fixed before the trial Court for 17.02.2026 for recording of defence evidence.

5. Heard.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, as the appellants are in custody for the last more than 03 years and 01 month, both the appeals stand disposed off with a direction to the Trial Court to expedite the conclusion of trial preferably within a period of 3 months from the next date of hearing fixed before it. If the trial Court fails to conclude the trial within the stipulated period, then the appellants would be at liberty to move an appropriate application(s) seeking grant of bail before the Trial Court. Upon such application(s) being filed, the Trial Court shall release the appellants on bail subject to their furnishing requisite bonds to its satisfaction by imposing such condition that their presence can be secured during the trial as the appellants are in custody since the last more than 03 years and 01 month. It is made clear that if the delay in the trial is caused on the part of the appellants or on the part of co-accused, then they shall not be entitled for the aforesaid relief.

7. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, stands disposed of accordingy.

8. A copy of this order be placed on the file of connected case.

( SUBHAS MEHLA )

12.02.2026 JUDGE Geeta Whether speaking /reasoned Yes / No Whether Reportable Yes / No