IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

125+246 Date of decision: 07.07.2025 Amit Katyal .....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL Present : Mr. R.S. Cheema, Sr. Advocate and Mr. Tanvir Ahmed Mir, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Vibhu Agnihotri, Advocate, Ms. Tanu Bedi, Advocate, Mr. Gurpreet Singh, Advocate and Mr. Satish Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Yuvraj Shandilya, AAG, Haryana.

Mr. Neeraj Gupta, Advocate for the applicant in CRM-11921-2025.

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MANJARI NEHRU KAUL , J .

CRM-25485-2025 For the reasons mentioned in the application, the same is allowed and the copies of medical reports of the petitioner dated 30.06.2025 are taken on record as Annexure P-37, subject to all just exceptions.

1. The petitioner is seeking the concession of bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in case FIR No.144 dated 02.06.2024 under Sections 81 and 82 of the Registration Act, 1908, Sections 177, 420, 423, 467, 468, 471 read with Section 120-B of the IPC registered at Police Station Sector-40, Gurugram, who was earlier granted interim bail on medical grounds by this Court vide detailed order dated 07.02.2025, which was subsequently extended vide order dated 21.05.2025, in light of the persisting medical ailments of the petitioner and the completion of investigation.

2. On the previous dates of hearing, this Court, while granting interim bail to the petitioner, took into account his health condition as recorded in the medical status report submitted by the State, and the concession of bail granted to him on identical medical grounds by the Hon'ble Delhi High Court in a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (for short, 'PMLA').

3. Relevant portions of the medical report revealed that the petitioner, is a post-operative case of bariatric surgery, and is suffering from multiple chronic conditions, including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, fluctuating blood pressure and sugar levels, as well as cardiac complications. The petitioner was also reported to be on psychiatric medication and struggling with dietary management, which is critical in view of the fact that approximately 75% of his stomach has been surgically.

4. In light of these considerations and the non-objection from the learned State counsel, this Court had vide order dated 07.02.2025, granted interim bail to the petitioner on medical grounds, which was subsequently extended on 21.05.2025, after noting that the medical condition of the petitioner remained substantially unchanged. The learned State counsel on the previous date of hearing i.e. 21.05.2025 on instructions, did not dispute the medical status reports or the pendency of proceedings arising out of the PMLA in which bail had already been granted by the Hon'ble Delhi High Court, and the challenge thereto had been dismissed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court on 07.04.2025.

5. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner has once again drawn the attention of this Court to the latest medical report dated 30.06.2025, annexed as Annexure P-37, which reflects a continued deterioration in the health of the petitioner. As per this report, not only do the pre-existing conditions persist, but the petitioner has also been found to have elevated LDL levels and has now been advised to undergo coronary angiography, a procedure indicative of cardiac risk.

6. It has still further been submitted by the learned senior counsel that the investigation in the present case is complete, and the challan was presented on 01.03.2025, followed by a supplementary challan dated 03.07.2025. It has still further been asserted that the case is founded entirely upon documentary evidence coupled with the fact that no recovery is either pending or required from the petitioner. Learned senior counsel submits that the trial is unlikely to conclude in the near future, as none of the 54 prosecution witnesses have yet been examined; the petitioner had has not misused