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CRM-M-56997-2025 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Sr.No.222 CRM-M-569977-2025 Decided on : 10.02.2026 Mahesh ...... Petitioner
Versus State of Haryana ...... Respondent CORAM :
*** Present : Mr. P.S.Ahluwalia, Senior Advocate with Mr.Jaiveer Sandhu and Ms. Simerpreet Sekhon, Advocates for the petitioner. Mr. Parveen Kumar Aggarwal, Addl. A.G., Haryana for the respondent-State. Mr. Rajesh Bansal, Advocate for the complainant.
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