116+228 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M No.33646 of 2026 (O&M) Date of Decision:- 21.07.2026 Ankush …..Petitioner. Versus State of Haryana .....Respondent. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM AGGARWAL ***** Present:- Mr. Parveen Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Vasundhara Dalal Anand, Sr. DAG, Haryana. VIKRAM AGGARWAL, J. (ORAL) CRM-27708-2026 This is an application moved under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, ‘the BNSS’), seeking permission to place on record the copy of MLR of the sole injured and the custody certificate of the petitioner as Annexures A-1 and A-2 respectively. 2. For the reasons mentioned in the application, the same is allowed and the aforesaid documents are taken on record, subject to all just exceptions. CRM-M-33646-2026 Prayer in the present petition preferred under Section 483 of the BNSS is for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR YAG DUTT 2026.07.22 10:10 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment. CRM-M No.33646 of 2026 (O&M) -2- No.246 dated 03.09.2023 registered under Sections 307, 323, 341, 506, 34, 427 and 201 IPC, at Police Station Nissing, District Karnal. 2. Custody certificate dated 20.07.2026 filed in Court today, is taken on record. 3. On the statement of one Salinder Kumar, the FIR in question was registered, the contents of which are as under:- “Stated that I, Salinder Kumar s/o Giani Ram is the resident of abovesaid address. I do the work of painting. My bua's son Naseeb s/o Prithvi do the work of light decoration. In August, 2022 his cousin Nasib had stayed in a live in relationship with a girl Anjali for two days in Safe House, Karnal. Thereafter, in a panchayati settlement, the girl Anjali had left Nasib on her own and went with her family. On account of this, Ashwani @ Joni and Ankit nursed a grudge against Nasib and several times, they had entered into an altercation with him. On 02.09.2023 at about 08:00 pm, he was standing near Ranjit Nagar turn in his Village Gonder and in the meantime, his cousin Nasib came on a motorcycle from the side of Dacher going to his house at Nissing. At that time, a Maruti car of green colour came in which Ashwani @ Joni, Ankit and Ankush were riding and they stopped their car ahead of the motorcycle of Nasib and got stopped his motorcycle. At once, Ankush came out from the car and caught hold of Nasib while the accused Ashwani who was armed with a gandasi gave blow on the head of Nasib and Ankit who was armed with danda gave danda blows. On account of gandasi blow on the head, Nasib sustained grave injury and fell down on the ground covered in blood. Accused Ashwani @ Joni, Ankit and Ankush considering Nasib to be dead, raised lalkaras in a loud voice that they had taken YAG DUTT 2026.07.22 10:10 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment. CRM-M No.33646 of 2026 (O&M) -3- revenge for Nasib staying in a live in relationship with their sister Anjali. Thereafter, all of them alongwith their weapons fled away on the Maruti car which was being driven by accused Ashwani @ Joni. He alongwith Vikram brought the injured Nasib to CHC Nissing for treatment from where he was referred to Govt. Hospital, Karnal and got admitted in Prabhu Hospital, Karnal. A prayer was made to take necessary action against the culprits. SD/-.” 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated and the petitioner has clean antecedents. He further submits that the main injury was attributed to co-accused Ashwani, who has already been granted regular bail by a coordinate Bench vide order dated 18.09.2024 passed in CRM-M No.28515 of 2024. He further submits that even the injury caused by the main accused, though alleged to have been caused with a Gandasa was actually found to be a blunt injury. He further submits that the petitioner is in custody for the last more than 05 months; final report stands submitted; out of 17 prosecution witnesses, only 1 has been examined; trial will still take a sufficiently long time and no useful purpose would be served by keeping the petitioner in custody any longer. 5. Per contra, learned State counsel has opposed the bail application. It has been submitted that the victim has duly supported the case of the prosecution and that in case, the petitioner is released on bail, he may try to influence and threaten other witnesses and may also abscond. However, learned counsel could not deny the fact that the main injury was attributed to co-accused Ashwani, who has already been granted regular bail by a coordinate Bench. YAG DUTT 2026.07.22 10:10 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment. CRM-M No.33646 of 2026 (O&M) -4- 6. I have considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties. 7. The petitioner was arrested on 16.02.2026 and is in custody since then. Final report already stands submitted. Out of 17 prosecution witnesses, 16 witnesses are yet to be examined, trial will, therefore, still take a sufficiently long time. Main accused Ashwani has already been granted regular bail by a coordinate Bench vide order dated 18.09.2024 passed in CRM-M No.28515 of 2024. Thus, in the considered opinion of this Court, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the petitioner in custody any longer. 8. In view of the aforementioned facts and circumstances, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition is allowed. The petitioner is ordered to be released on regular bail on his furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the concerned trial Court/Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate. (VIKRAM AGGARWAL) July 21, 2026 JUDGE Yag Dutt Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether Reportable: Yes/No YAG DUTT 2026.07.22 10:10 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment.