IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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1) CRM-M-26275-2025 Decided on : 17.11.2025 Rajesh @ Kannad . . . Petitioner(s)

Versus State of Haryana . . . Respondent(s)

2) CRM-M-23050-2025 Hitesh @ Teshi . . . Petitioner(s)

Versus State of Haryana . . . Respondent(s)

3) CRM-M-42467-2025 Sonu Ram . . . Petitioner(s)

Versus State of Haryana . . . Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH PRESENT: Mr. Nirmal Singh, Advocate and Mr. Namit Khanna, Advocate for the petitioner(s) (in CRM-M-26275-2025).

Ms. Manpreet, Advocate for Mr. Siddharth, Advocate for the petitioner(s) (in CRM-M-23050-2025).

Mr. Arun Chander Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner(s) (in CRM-M-42467-2025).

Mr. Amish Sharma, AAG, Haryana.

assisted by ASI Krishan Pal, No.1223/KKR.

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SANJAY VASHISTH, J. (Oral)

1. This order shall dispose of CRM-M-26275-2025, CRM-M- 23050-2025, and CRM-M-42467-2025, as all the petitions are interconnected and have arisen out of same FIR. However, the lead case is CRM-M-26275-

2025.

2. The instant petitions have been filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 (earlier Section 439 Cr.P.C.), for grant of regular bail to the petitioners, during the pendency of trial, who have been booked in a criminal case arising out of First Information Report, as detailed here-under:-

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) contends that allegation against the petitioners is that they were part of the un-lawful assembly, however, no specific role was attributed to any of the petitioners. Further contend that initially petitioners were not named in the FIR, however, subsequently on the basis of disclosure statement made by co-accused, names of present petitioners have been involved.

3. Learned counsel submit that case of the present petitioners is on better footings than the co-accused Vansh and Ajay Kumar alias Aje Kumar, who have already been granted concession of regular bail by this Court, vide orders dated 24.04.2025, passed in CRM-M-4054-2025, and 23.05.2025, passed in 27570-2025 (appended as Annexures P-2 & P-3, respectively in CRM-M- 42467-2025) and on similar footings with the co-accused, Krishan @ Kaku and Suraj, who have also been granted concession of regular bail by this Court vide orders dated 15.07.2025, passed in CRM-M-35780-2025, and 21.07.2025, passed in CRM-M-37172-2025 (appended as Annexures P-4 & P-5, respectively in CRM-M-42467-2025).

4. Learned counsel further submits that there are three injuries suffered by the injured/complainant – Prince Kumar. Injury No.1 & 3 are simple in nature and only injury No.2 is declared as dangerous to life. The details of three injuries are as under:-

“i) TWO L/W OF SIZE 5 X 07 CM and 2.5 X 0.3 cm PRESENT OVER LEFT OCCIPTAL REGION OF SCALP WITH FRESH BLEEDING SEEN ADV NCCT HEAD AND SURGEON OPINION.

ii) STAB would OF SIZE 4.5 X 2.5 CM PRESENT OVER LEFT SIDE OF LOWER ABDOMEN ADV USE ABDOMEN/NCCT ABDOMEN AND SURGEON OPINION iii) RED ABRASION OF SIZE 3 X 2 CM PRESENT OVER MIDDLE

1/3^RD PART OF LEFT LEG ANTERIORLY ADV X RAY AND ORTHO OPINION.”

5. Injury No. 2, which has been categorized as dangerous to life, has been specifically attributed to the main accused, Pardeep, who allegedly inflicted the knife injury upon the victim. Petitioners – Rajesh @ Kannad, Hitesh @ Teshi and Sonu Ram, are in custody since, 23.09.2024, 21.09.2024 and 17.09.2024, respectively, and are not alleged to have played a graver role than the main accused. Therefore, they are also entitled to the concession of regular bail on the ground of parity, and even on better footings than then other co-accused (mentioned here-above).

6. Per contra, learned State counsel, while vehemently opposing the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that petitioners, being the members of an unlawful assembly, are not entitled to be released on bail. It is contended that the knife injury was caused by co-

accused – Pardeep.

It is further submitted that the investigation has been completed and the challan has already been filed