IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 27.04.2026 AMIT DUA ....Petitioner Versus STATE OF HARYANA ....Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present: Mr. Abhinav Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Shaveta Sanghi, DAG, Haryana.

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RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J (ORAL)

1. The present petition has been filed under Section 482 B.N.S.S. read with Section 438 Cr.P.C for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in FIR No. 152 dated 10.04.2025 u/s 209 BNS (174-A IPC) registered at Police Station Karnal Civil Lines, District Karnal.

2. Succinctly stated, facts leading to the registration of present FIR are that in complaint bearing NACT No. 6006 dated 10.09.2018 titled as “Surinder Kakkar v. Amit Dua” was filed against the petitioner, wherein the petitioner was declared proclaimed offender vide order dated 30.10.2023 and ultimately the present FIR was directed to be registered.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner became aware of the aforementioned proceedings only upon receiving a telephonic message from Civil Lines Police Station, Karnal, informing him that FIR No. 152 dated 10.04.2025 under Section 209 of the BN