IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 24^th January, 2025 Hemant Kumar ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Namit Khurana, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Neeraj Poswal, AAG, Haryana.

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MANISHA BATRA, J (ORAL):-

Present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) seeking anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 431 dated 24.11.2022 registered under Sections 379 and 420 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 21(4) of Mines and minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957 at Police Station Bilaspur, District Yamuna Nagar.

2. Brief facts of the case relevant for the purpose of disposal of this petition are that the aforementioned FIR had been registered on the basis of complaint got lodged by Assistant Mining Engineer, Mines Geology Department, Yamunanagar alleging that the premises of M/s R.R. Stone and Screening plant situated at Village Nagli-32, District Yamunanagar, which was the proprietary concern of the petitioner, had been inspected by a team of the members of mining department. On downloading the rec