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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

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CRM-M No.70939 of 2025

Date of decision : 19.12.2025

Date of uploading : 19.12.2025

Anil Kumar ………….Petitioner

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State of Haryana …….Respondent

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL

Present: Mr. Hitesh Verma, Advocate, for the petitioner

Mr. Deepak Grewal, DAG, Haryana

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

1. Present petition has been filed under Section 483 of the

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of

regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.39 dated 9.10.2025 under

Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (Sections 13(1)(b) and

13(2) of P.C. Act added later on), registered at Police Station ACB, Hisar,

District Hisar.

2. The case set up in the FIR in question (as set out in the present

petition by the petitioner) is as followed:

‘First Information Contents: To, The Hon'ble Inspector Sir, State

Vigilance & Anti-Corruption Bureau, (Haryana) Sub-Centre, Sirsa. Sir, it

is respectfully submitted that I, Bhupinder Singh @ Mogi, son of Shri Om

Prakash, am the resident of Village Dudhiyan Wali, District Sirsa. My

brother Radha Krishan @ Radhe, son of Shri Om Prakash, resident of

Village Dudhiya Wali, District Sirsa, is in Custody in FIR No. 364 dated

19.07.2025, under Sections 305, 317(2), 318(4), 336(3), 338, 340 of BNS

2023 and Section 25(1)(a) of the Arms Act, Police Station Rania, District

ASHWANI KUMAR

2025.12.19 17:59

I attest to the accuracy and

integrity of this document

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Sirsa, in District Jail, Sirsa for approximately 80 days. The investigation

of this case is being conducted by Anil Kumar, ASI, Police Station Rania.

About one and a half months ago, my father Om Prakash met Anil Kumar,

ASI at Police Station Rania, regarding filing of challan (charge-sheet) in

the Court in the case of my brother Radha Krishan @ Radhe. At that time,

Anil Kumar, ASI, told my father that a challan is not submitted in Court

just like that, and after putting pressure on my father, Anil Kumar, ASI,

forcibly took a bribe of Rs. 10,000/- in the name of filing the challan in

Court, inside Police Station Rania. Even after that, Anil Kumar, ASI still

has not filed the challan in the Court. I and my father are repeatedly

requesting Anil Kumar, ASI to file the challan in the Court. Yesterday, on

08.10.2025, in the afternoon, I met Anil Kumar, ASI, at Police Station

Rania regarding the submission of the challan of my brother Radha

Krishan @ Radhe in the Court. At that time, Anil Kumar, ASI, demanded a

bribe of Rs. 26,000/-, stating that Rs. 7,000/- and Rs. 4,000/- were his file-

related expenses, and Rs. 15,000/- were required for obtaining vehicle

details, for submitting the challan in Court. I have recorded the

conversation between me and Anil Kumar, ASI, regarding the demand and

taking of this bribe, in my device, and I will produce the said recording

before you. I do not want to pay this bribe amount of Rs. 26,000/- to Anil

Kumar, ASI. Therefore, it is requested that legal action be taken against

Anil Kumar, ASI, Police Station Rania. Sd/-Bhupinder Singh son of Om

Prakash Village Dudhiya Wali District Sirsa Dated: 09/10/2025 Mobile:

79883-46550.’

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the petitioner

is in custody since 9.10.2025. Learned counsel has further submitted that

the petitioner has been falsely implicated into the FIR in question as he

was Investigating Officer of a FIR against the brother of the complainant.

Learned counsel has further submitted that the sodium phenolphthalein

solution did not turn pink. Learned counsel has further submitted that

recovery of the bribe money is not from the petitioner but from a

polythene bag in his office. Thus, liability thereof cannot be fastened

ASHWANI KUMAR

2025.12.19 17:59

I attest to the accuracy and

integrity of this document

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upon the petitioner under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Thus, regular

bail is prayed for.

4. Learned State counsel ha