IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

228 Date of decision: May 01, 2025 INDERSAIN @ INDER .....Petitioner Versus STATE OF HARYANA .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL Present: Mr. Mahendra Singh Tewatia, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Rajat Gautam, Addl. A.G., Haryana.

MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J.

1. The instant petition is the second petition filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.140 dated 01.10.2022 under Sections 302, 201, 34 of the IPC, 1860, registered at Police Station GRP Faridabad, District GRP Ambala (Annexure P-1).

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been in custody since 20.10.2022. The case against him hinges solely on circumstantial evidence. It is submitted that the dead body of Mahipal (hereinafter referred to as ‘the deceased’) was recovered by the police near the railway tracks. The hands and mouth of the deceased were tied, his face defaced, and an FIR was then lodged against unknown persons.

Subsequently, the deceased was identified by his brother.

3. During the course of investigation, one co-accused Ritu (who has since been enlarged on bail) was