IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Sonu and others ....Petitioners V/s State of Haryana and others ....Respondents Date of decision: 11.05.2026 Date of Uploading : 11.05.2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Sandeep Kumar Yadav, Advocate for the petitioners.

Ms. Mahima Yashpal Singla, Senior DAG Haryana.

Mr. Aman, Advocate for respondent Nos.2 and 3.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (Oral)

1. Present second petition has been filed under Section 482 BNSS/Section 438 Cr.P.C. seeking grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners in FIR No.0022 dated 24.01.2024, registered under Sections 406 and 420 IPC and Sections 465, 467, 468 and 471 of IPC (added later on), at Police Station Sadar Narnaul, District Mahendergarh.

The petitioners had earlier applied for grant of anticipatory bail before this Court which was dismissed on merits vide order dated on

06.04.2026.

Thereafter, the present petition i.e. the second petition for grant of anticipatory bail, has been preferred by the petitioner on 06.05.2026.

2. The prosecution case, as emanating from the FIR, is that in the month of July, 2022, the complainant was approached by the accused persons namely Sonu, Vikram @ Vikram