CRM-M-42308-2025 (O&M) 1 210 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-42308-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision:19.09.2025 Mandeep Kumar @ Deep Poonia and another ......Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and another ......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present:- Mr. Jitender K. Sehrawat, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Himani Arora, D.A.G, Haryana. Ms. Shreya Bublani, Advocate for Mr. Z.S. Chauhan, Advocate for the complainant. ***** MANISHA BATRA J.(Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner for grant of anticipatory bail in case FIR No.289 dated 23.04.2023, registered under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 324, 341 and 506 of IPC (Sections 325 and 326 of IPC added later on) at Police Station City District Hisar, Haryana. 2. Vide order dated 06.08.2025, passed by this Court, the petitioners were granted interim bail and were directed to join investigation. 3. Status report/reply dated 11.09.2025 filed on behalf of the respondent-State is taken on record. Copy thereof, has been supplied to counsel opposite. SHWETA 2025.09.20 09:47 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-42308-2025 (O&M) 2 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that when notice of motion was issued by this Court on 06.08.2025, the petitioners were directed to join the investigation and were granted interim bail. In pursuance thereof, they have already joined the investigation and have fully cooperated with the investigation process. Therefore, the interim bail granted to the petitioners may be made absolute 5. Learned State counsel submits that the petitioners have joined the investigation on 22.08.2025. It is submitted on instructions that custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not required. 6. I have heard the learned counsels for the parties. 7. Given the nature of the allegations, this Court is of the opinion that incarceration of the petitioners are not required and as such, a case is made out for allowing the petition. 8. Keeping in view the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, and without commenting on the merits of the case, the present petition is allowed. The order dated 06.08.2025, granting interim bail to the petitioners, is made absolute, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 (analogous to Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure). (MANISHA BATRA) JUDGE 19.09.2025 shweta Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No SHWETA 2025.09.20 09:47 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document