` CWP-13624-2025 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 256 CWP-13624-2025 Date of Decision: 20.08.2025 Arjun Singh and another …Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: - Mr. Aman Pal, Advocate and Mr. Rishabh Chaudhary, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. Ashok Kumar Khubbar, Additional Advocate General, Haryana *** JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (Oral) 1. The petitioners through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India are seeking direction to respondent to keep the departmental proceedings in abeyance till the conclusion of criminal proceedings emanating from FIR No.21 dated 21.11.2024 under Sections 221, 121(1), 132, 109 7, 13(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 7, 13(1)(b) read with Section 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 registered at Police Station Anti-Corruption Bureau, Faridabad. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that respondents may be directed not to proceed with departmental proceedings till the filing of police report under Section 193 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. MOHIT KUMAR 2025.08.20 16:41 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment. ` CWP-13624-2025 -2- 3. Mr. Ashok Kumar Khubbar, Additional Advocate General, Haryana concedes that this Court in similar cases has directed to keep the departmental proceedings in abeyance till the filing of police report. He further concedes that police report against petitioner No.1 has been filed without seeking sanction from the competent authority and further investigation is still pending. No challan has been filed against the petitioner No.2. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners agrees with the aforesaid statement. 5. In the wake of statement of both sides, the present petition stands disposed of with a direction to respondents to keep the departmental proceedings in abeyance till the date of filing police report in aforesaid FIR. (JAGMOHAN BANSAL) JUDGE 20.08.2025 Mohit Kumar Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No MOHIT KUMAR 2025.08.20 16:41 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment.