IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANAAT CHANDIGARH Sunil Kumar ….Petitioner versus State of Haryana ….Respondent Date of Decision: March 30, 2026 Date of Uploading: 01.04.2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present:- Mr. Ranjit Singh Kalra, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Gurmeet Singh, AAG Haryana.

Mr. Sankalp Gehlawat, Advocate for the complainant.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

Present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) seeking grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, in case bearing FIR No.35 dated 28.01.2026, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 333, 331(8), 3(5), 117(2), 115(2) of the BNS, 2023, at Police Station City Narnaul, District Narnaul.

2. The gravamen of the FIR in question is that the complainant, namely, Satish Kumar, stated that on 28.01.2026, he was proceeding from his house towards his plot. Upon reaching the said plot, he found his neighbor – Karambir, present there along with other persons, all of whom were armed with axes, lathis, and dandas. It is alleged that they collectively assaulted the complainant in a brutal manner.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner