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2026 Supreme(Online)(P&H) 87086

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Harpreet Singh Brar, J
Mukesh Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of Haryana – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Raman Sihag, Jagtar Kureel, Neeraj Sansaniwal
For the Respondents: Rajiv Malhotra

Table of Content
1. case background regarding bail application in a pocso and sc/st act matter. (Para 1 , 2)
2. arguments on the limited role of the appellant versus the nature of the offense. (Para 3 , 4)
3. balancing the right to liberty under article 21 against the delay in trial. (Para 5 , 6)
4. granting of regular bail pending trial without commenting on merits. (Para 7 , 8)

HARPREET SINGH BRAR J. (Oral)

1. Prayer in the instant appeal is for setting-aside the order dated 29.05.2026 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Bhiwani, vide which the concession of regular bail to the appellant has been declined. Further prayer has been made to grant the concession of regular bail to the appellant in FIR No.194 dated 12.12.2025 registered under Sections 96 , 75(2), 137, 351(2), 3(5), 62, 140(3), 353(2), 239 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (in short ‘BNS, 2023’) (corresponding to Sections 366-A, 354-A, 361, 506, 34, 511, 364, 505 and 202 of IPC), Sections 8 , 12, 21 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (in short ‘POCSO Act’) and Sections 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (in short ‘the SC/ST Act’), at Pol

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