IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Haobijam Soraren Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Haryana ....Respondent Date of Decision: April 16, 2026 Date of Uploading: April 16, 2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Shiv Kumar Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Gurmeet Singh, AAG Haryana.

Mr. Rishabh Chaudhary, Advocate for the complainant.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (Oral)

Present petition has been filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter to be referred as ‘the BNSS’) (corresponding to Section 438 of Cr. P.C.) seeking grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, in case bearing FIR No.254 dated 03.11.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468, 506 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘IPC’) (corresponding Sections 318(4), 316(2), 338, 336(3), 351(2) and 61(2) of the BNS, 2023), at Police Station Civil Lines, District Bhiwani.

2. The gravamen of allegations against the petitioner is that complainant, namely, Deepak Chaudhary stated that during 2015–16, he was engaged in property dealing in Gurugram and Delhi, where he came into contact with Suresh Parshad. Throug