IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Sandeep ….Petitioner versus State of Haryana ….Respondent Date of decision: March 18, 2026 Date of Uploading: March 18, 2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present:- Mr. Rajesh Lamba, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Gurmeet Singh, AAG Haryana.

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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’) (earlier Section 438 of Cr. P.C.) seeking grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, in case bearing FIR No.0236 dated 20.04.2026, under Sections 115, 190, 191(3), 333, 351(3), 308(4)

of the BNS, 2023, at Police Station Kharkhoda, District Sonipat, Haryana.

2. The gravamen of the allegations against the petitioner is that he, along with the co-accused, formed an unlawful assembly and, in furtherance of their common object, arrived at the spot to extort money from the complainant. It is further alleged that they caused injuries to the complainant in the course of committing the extortion and also extended threats to kill him.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has contended that a bare perusal of the FIR would reveal that the allegations l