IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Sanjay @ Fauji .…. Appellant versus State of Haryana ..... Respondent

1. The date when the judgment is reserved 10.11.2025 2. The date when the judgment is pronounced 17.11.2025 3. The date when the judgment is uploaded on the 18.11.2025 website

4. Whether only operative part of the judgment is Full pronounced or whether the full judgment is pronounced

5. The delay, if any, of the pronouncement of full Not judgment, and reasons thereof applicable CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK SIBAL HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE LAPITA BANERJI Present : Mr. Vinod Ghai, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Arjun Sheoran, Advocate, Mr. Manish Boora, Advocate Mr. Tejasvi Sheokan, Advocate Mr. Arnav Ghai, Advocate Mr. Rohan Gupta, Advocate Mr. Chand Rathi, Advocate Mr. Sachin, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. P.P. Chahar, Sr. D.A.G., Haryana.

DEEPAK SIBAL, J.

1. Through the instant appeal the appellant challenges the order dated 06.11.2024, passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Hisar (for short, the Trial Court) declining regular bail to the appellant in FIR No.428 dated 18.11.2014, registered at Police Station Barwala, District Hisar, under Sections 147, 148, 114, 149, 186, 120-B, 188, 121, 121A, 122, 123, 224, 225, 307, 326A, 332, 333, 342, 353, 435 IPC, Section 25, 27, 30, 54 & 59 of the Indian Arms Act, 1959, Sections 16, 18, 20, 22C and 23 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (for short, the UAPA), Sections 3 and 4 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908 (for short – the Explosive Act) and Section 3 and 4 of Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984 (for short - the FIR in question).

2. Briefly stated, the case of the prosecution is that on 18.11.2014, to execute the warrants of arrest issued by this Court to arrest Baba Rampal, Inspector Anil Kumar was present at a distance of about 400 meters from Satlok Ashram, Barwala (for short – the Ashram) and briefing his accompanying colleagues; senior police officials were also present over there; when Inspector Anil Kumar, alongwith other police officials, headed towards the Ashram to execute the aforesaid warrants of arrest, Baba Rampal got seated 600-700 women and children outside the gate of the Ashram and deputed 1500-2000 youths, armed with lathis, dandas and guns, on the roof of the Ashram; Inspector Anil Kumar then read out the warrants of arrest on a loud speaker and requested all present to maintain law and order; at that time, many persons holding plastic cans, filled with diesel/ petrol came outside the Ashram and threatened the police that if Baba Rampal would be arrested, they would sacrifice themselves or kill members of the police; the followers of Baba Rampal were then informed that 144 Cr.P.C. had been imposed and that they should abide by the law; thereafter, alongwith pelting of stones, the police party was fired at; even petrol bombs were thrown at them; the JCB (crane) which had been brought by the police was set ablaze; the police resorted to tear gas and used water cannons to disburse the crowd; as a result of the afore violence, 111 police personnel were injured out of whom 8 sustained fire arm injuries, one personnel received burn injuries, 17 personnel received grievous injuries and 85 personnel sustained simple injuries. This led to the registration of the FIR in question against Baba Rampal and his followers.

3. Investigations conducted by the police revealed that Baba Rampal, from amongst lakhs of his followers, was maintaining a mini army for execution of his illegal acts; the appellant, who was Baba Rampal’s son-in-law and an ex-serviceman, used to impart training to the members of the mini army of Baba Rampal; such training was in the use of arms and lathis/ dandas etc; these weapons were kept in the Ashram under the close supervision of the appellant and that these weapons were the ones which were used under the supervision of Baba Rampal and the appellant, by the members of the said Baba Rampal’s mini army and his o