IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 02.02.2026 ISHWAR ALIAS BILLU .....PETITIONER Vs.

STATE OF HARYANA .....RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEERJA K. KALSON Present:- Mr. Japjit Singh Johal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Geeta Rani, AAG, Haryana.

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NEERJA K. KALSON , J .

The instant application has been filed by the applicant-accused under Section 439 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter “Cr.P.C”) for grant of regular bail in FIR No. 92 dated 14.03.2024, registered at Police Station Narnaund, District Hisar under Sections 354A, 354B, 376(2) and 376(3) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter “IPC”) and Section 6 and 10 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter “POCSO Act”).

2. The genesis of the prosecution’s case lies on a police complaint dated 14.03.2024, lodged by the father of a four year old girl child (hereinafter “victim”) who alleged that he had received a call from Aunt (tai), who informed him that the applicant-accused had misbehaved with his daughter. On returning home and enquiring about the same, the victim told him that the applicant-accused had removed her clothes in the Dharamshala, s