IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

207 CRM-M-56897-2025 ANIL SHARMA ....PETITIONER V/s STATE OF HARYANA ....RESPONDENT Date of decision: 19.01.2026 Date of uploading:19.01.2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. Gurmeet Singh, AAG, Haryana.

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SUMEET GOEL , J .

1. Present petition has been filed under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023 for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.28 dated 10.09.2025 under Section 7 of the Prevention Of Corruption Act, 1988 at Police Station Anti Corruption Bureau, Ambala.

2. On 28.10.2025, the following order was passed:-

“The present petition has been filed under Section 482 BNSS for the grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case registered against him vide FIR No.28 dated 10.09.2025 under Section 7 of the Prevention Of Corruption Act, 1988 at Police Station Anti Corruption Bureau, Ambala.

Reply dated 21.10.2025 by way of an affidavit of Om Parkash, HPS, Deputy Superintendent of Police, State Vigilance and Anti- orruption Bureau, Ambala Range, Ambala has been filed on behalf of respondent-State by the learned State counsel and the same is taken on record.

Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that taking the allegations to be correct, the complainant transferred a sum of Rs.5,000/- into the bank account of the petitioner on 12.04.2024, though, the instant FIR came to be registered after more than one year i.e on 10.09.2025. The complainant himself would be liable under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Adjourned to 19.01.2026.

In the meantime, the petitioner is directed to appear before the SHO/Investigating Officer to join investigation and in the event of his arrest, he shall be released on bail on his furnishing bail bonds to the satisfaction of SHO/Investigating Agency, subject to the following conditions as envisaged under Section 482(2) BNSS:-

(i) that the petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation before the investigating officer as and when required;

(ii) that the petitioner shall not, directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case as to dissuade him/her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer;

(iii) that the petitioner shall not leave the country without prior permission of the Court and shall surrender his passport, if any.”

3. Learned State counsel, on instructions from Inspector Sube Singh, has stated that pursuant to the order dated 28.10.2025, the petitioner has joined investigation and is no longer required for custodial interrogation. 4. Keeping in view the factual milieu of the case in hand; especially the factum of the petitioner having joined investigation and cooperated therein and is no longer required by the State for further custodial interrogation, this Court is inclined to confirm the order dated 28.10.2025 granting anticipatory bail to the petitioner, subject to the conditions as enumerated under Section 482(2) of BNSS.

5. Ordered accordingly.

6. This order should not be treated as “blanket” order. It will not be read granting petitioner indefinite protection from arrest. It shall be confined to the FIR mentioned ibid and will not operate in respect of any other incident that involves commission of an offence.

7. Needless to say that anything observed herein above shall not be construed to be an opinion on the merits of the case.

8. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of.

(SUMEET GOEL)

JUDGE

19.01.2026

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