212 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-3610-2025 Date of decision: 06.02.2025 BALWINDER ALIAS PALVINDER ...Petitioner(s)

VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER ...Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI Present:- Mr. S. S. Bairagi, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Vishal Kashyap, DAG, Haryana.

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JASGURPREET SINGH PURI, J. (Oral)

1. The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 read with Section 528 of the BNSS, 2023 for the grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners in FIR No.273 dated 17.12.2024, under Section 8 of the POCSO Act and Sections 126 and 351(2) of BNS, 2023, registered at Police Station Jathlana, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana.

2. On the last date of hearing i.e. 22.01.2025, notice of motion was issued and in pursuance thereof, reply by way of an affidavit of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Radaur dated 30.01.2025 has been filed on behalf of the State of Haryana and the same is taken on record.

3. A copy of the aforesaid reply has already been supplied to the learned counsel for the petitioner, who has stated that he has gone through the same.

4. The present FIR came to be lodged under Section 8 of t