IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

220 CRM-M-13496-2026 Date of decision: 30.03.2026 SURENDER ….Petitioner Versus STATE OF HARYANA ....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present:- Mr. Siddharth Singh, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Mohit Chaudhary, AAG, Haryana.

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RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J. (ORAL)

1. Through the instant petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short “BNSS”), the petitioner seek anticipatory bail in case FIR No.870 dated 22.11.2025 registered under Sections 115(2), 126, 351(3), 110 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Section 109 of the BNS added later on), at Police Station Kundli, District Sonipat.

2. On 12.03.2026, the following order was passed by this Court: -

“Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.870 dated 22.11.2025 registered under Sections 115(2), 126, 351(3), 110 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Section 109 of the BNS added later on), at Police Station Kundli, District Sonipat.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case and he has no concern with the said offence. He argued that if the contents of the FIR are taken to be true, even then no specific injury has been attributed to the present petitioner. He further argued that the only injury attributed to the petitioner is on the person of complainant, which as per MLR is stated to be simple in nature and thus, the same does not attract Section 109 of BNS, which has been added later on by the prosecution only to make the offence graver. Moreover, the petitioner has clean antecedents as he is not involved in any other case and no recovery is to be effected from him. Learned counsel has further submitted that the petitioner is ready and willing to join the investigation as and when called upon to do so by the investigating agency.

Notice of motion.

On asking of the Court, Mr. Gagandeep Singh Chinna, Sr.

DAG, Haryana, accepts notice on behalf of respondent-State and seeks time to file status report in the matter.

Adjourned to 30.03.2026.

In the meantime, the petitioner is directed to join investigation within a week from today and would appear as and when required by the Investigating Officer and cooperate with the Investigating Agency. In the event of arrest, he shall be admitted to interim bail on furnishing of bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of Arresting/Investigating Officer. The petitioners shall also abide by the conditions as envisaged under Section

482(2) of BNSS, 2023.”

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in compliance of the order dated 12.03.2026 passed by this Court, the petitioner has joined the investigation.

4. Learned counsel for the State, on instructions of ASI Raj Pal, has submitted that the petitioner has joined the investigation and is no longer required for further investigation.

5. In view of the statement made by learned State counsel, the interim order dated 12.03.2026 passed by this Court, is made absolute. The petitioner shall continue to join investigation, as and when called by the Investigating Officer and shall also abide by the conditions as provided under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

(RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL)

30.03.2026 JUDGE Gurpreet