IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Naresh Kumar ....Petitioner V/s State of Haryana ....Respondent Date of decision: 12.02.2026 Date of Uploading : 12.02.2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Rajesh Kumar Garg, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Gurmeet Singh, AAG Haryana.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (Oral)

1. The present petition is the second attempt by the petitioner under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter to be referred as ‘the BNSS’) for grant of pre-arrest/anticipatory bail in case bearing FIR No.0219 dated 17.07.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420 and 506 of IPC at Police Station Ambala City, District Ambala.

The petitioner had earlier applied for grant of pre-

arrest/anticipatory bail before this Court which was dismissed on

06.11.2025 by a detailed order.

Thereafter, the present petition i.e. the second petition for grant of anticipatory/pre-arrest bail has been preferred by the petitioner on

09.02.2026.

2. The gravamen of the FIR in question reflects that a written complaint was lodged by complainant namely Gulshan Kumar alleging that the petitioner namely Naresh Kumar, alongwith othe