223 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 29.01.2026 Date of uploading: 29.01.2026 SANDEEP …Petitioner Versus STATE OF HARYANA …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present : Mr. Rahul Shamra, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Vivek K. Thakur, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Gurmeet Singh, A.A.G., Haryana.

Mr. Ravinder Singh Randhawa, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Mandeep Singh Kundu, Advocate for the complainant.

SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

1. Present petition has been filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the petitioner, in case bearing FIR No.26 dated 01.08.2025, registered for offences punishable under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (Sections 7A, 12, 13(1)(B) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 and Sections 61(2) and 215 of the BNS, 2023 were added later on), at Police Station Anti-

Corruption Bureau, District Rohtak.

2. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner argued that the petitioner is in custody since 01.08.2025. Learned senior counsel has further submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated into the FIR in question. Learned senior counsel has further submitted