IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 13.01.2026 Sumer Singh Yadav ....Petitioner V/s State of Haryana ....Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Rahul Bhargava, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Mahima Yashpal Singla, Senior DAG Haryana.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (Oral)

1. Present petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioner seeking grant of anticipatory/pre-arrest bail under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023 in FIR No.0032 dated 05.12.2024 registered for offences punishable under Sections 13(1)D, 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and under Section 120-B of IPC, 1860 at Police Station ACB Gurugram, District State Vigilance & Anti Corruption Bureau, Haryana.

2. The present FIR arises out of Enquiry No.2 dated 07.04.2021 initiated by the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Haryana, pursuant to directions issued by the Chief Secretary, Government of Haryana. The enquiry pertained to allegations of misuse of official position in the award of a tender for outsourcing Assistant Line Men (ALMs) and Shift Attendants (SAs) in Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN), Gurugram. During the enquiry, it was found that Tender No. GC-37/2008-09/GGN