CRM-M-51493-2025 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 214 CRM-M-51493-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: 18.09.2025. SATYAVART @ SATYA PANDIT ...Petitioner(s) VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA ...Respondent(s) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ Present :- None for the petitioner. HC Rupesh Kumar on behalf of the respondent-State. VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case bearing FIR No.177 dated 29.05.2025, under Section(s) 287 and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereafter to be referred as 'BNS’ 2023), and Section 25 (1B) (a) of the Arms Act, 1959, registered at Police Station Sushant Lok, District Gurugram. 2 Custody certified filed in the Court today is taken on record. 3 The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that the complainant, a RAJ KUMAR ARORA 2025.09.18 17:14 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-51493-2025 (O&M) -2- resident of North Delhi presently residing in Sector-44, Gurugram along with her family, was employed with the accused Satyavart @ Satya Pandit for about one month prior to the occurrence. On 28.05.2025, at around 10:15 p.m., the complainant, along with her friend Anu, had visited HUDA Market, Sector-53, Gurugram. When they reached near Punjab and Sind Bank, Kanhai Colony, Sector-44, Gurugram, the accused Satyavart @ Satya Pandit arrived there on a Yamaha motorcycle bearing registration No. DL- 14SM-4956. It is alleged that the accused stopped near the complainant, threatened to kill her, took out a pistol from his pocket, and fired 4–5 shots in the air. 4 The complainant immediately contacted the police on helpline No. 112. Upon reaching the spot, the police prepared a site plan and recovered one empty cartridge case lying about 5–7 steps away. The accused was apprehended at the spot, and on search, one pistol with an empty magazine was recovered from his possession along with two live cartridges from the left pocket of his pants. As the accused failed to produce any valid licence or permit for the said weapon, the pistol and cartridges were taken into police custody. The accused was arrested, and his motorcycle was also seized. The accused was thereafter medically examined, and cotton swabs were collected from his hands for gunpowder residue analysis. During interrogation, the accused made a disclosure statement pursuant to which one live cartridge was recovered from his room. The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report in respect of the recovered weapon and cartridges is still awaited. Upon completion of investigation, the challan was presented. RAJ KUMAR ARORA 2025.09.18 17:14 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-51493-2025 (O&M) -3- 5 As per the custody certificate filed in the Court today, the petitioner has been in custody for the last three months and 16 days. The investigation in the present case is complete and challan already stands presented in the Court. The shot in question was fired in a display of machoism and no person was hurt in the said incident. Further, petitioner does not suffer from any criminal antecedents. 6 Taking into consideration, the age of the petitioner; the period of custody; clear antecedents of the petitioner; the stage of the trial i.e. the evidence not yet having commenced, I find that further incarceration of the petitioner is not likely to advance the interest of justice. Thus, the present petition is allowed. The petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his furnishing requisite bail bond/surety bond to the satisfaction of the Trial Court/Duty Magistrate, concerned. 7 It is made clear that the petitioner shall not extend any threat and shall not influence any prosecution witnesses in any manner directly or indirectly. 8 The observation made hereinabove shall not be construed as an expression on the merits of the case and the trial Court shall decide the case on the basis of available material. September 18, 2025. (VINOD S. BHARDWAJ) raj arora JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No RAJ KUMAR ARORA 2025.09.18 17:14 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document