IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 01.04.2026 Devender ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ....Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present: Mr. Ashit Malik, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Abhinav Kansal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Shaveta Sanghi, DAG, Haryana.

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RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J (ORAL)

1. Prayer in the instant petition filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 is for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.422 dated 30.11.2021 registered under Section 302 of the IPC and Section 27 of the Arms Act, at Police Station Murthal, District Sonepat.

2. Brief facts of the present case are that the petitioner has committed murder of his wife-Reena. Hence, the present FIR.

3. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case and he has no concern with the death of the deceased. He further argued that the petitioner was roped in the FIR only on the basis of suspicion without any concrete evidence. He submitted that the material witnesses including the complainant have not supported the case of the prosecution and ha