IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 23.03.2026 DANISH ......Petitioner Versus STATE OF HARYANA .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE KIRTI SINGH Present: Mr. Ashdeep Singh, Advocate and Mr. Krishan Mehta, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Brijesh Sharma, AAG, Haryana.

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KIRTI SINGH, J. (ORAL)

1. The jurisdiction of this Court under Section 483 BNSS has been invoked for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.0279 dated 06.08.2024 under Sections 127(6), 238 of BNS and Sections 6, 17 of POCSO Act, 2012 registered at Police Station Faridabad Central, District Faridabad.

2. The translated version of the FIR is reproduced below:-

“To, In-charge of Police post, SEC-15, Faridabad, Sir, it is requested that myself xxxxx S/O Bicchu, resident of xxxxxx, Police Station Madhavganj, District Hardoi (UP), currently a tenant of Vinod Chandela, village Budhena, Faridabad, and working in Escort Company, SEC 13, Faridabad. I have one son and 3 daughters. My eldest daughter, xxxxx, used to work in H.NO 809, SECTOR-15, FARIDABAD. My daughter, xxxxx (18 years), went somewhere without informing anyone on 5/8/2024 at around 1.30 PM, and she has not been f