226 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M No.25973 of 2026 Date of Decision:- 27.07.2026 Manjit @ Manni …..Petitioner. Versus State of Haryana .....Respondent. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM AGGARWAL ***** Present:- Mr. Anurag Mor, Advocate, Mr. Pradeep Duhan, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Jasmine Gill, AAG, Haryana. VIKRAM AGGARWAL, J. (ORAL) This is the second petition preferred under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, ‘the BNSS’) for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.565 dated 30.09.2025 registered under Sections 115, 126, 190, 191(3) and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short, ‘the BNS’) [Sections 61(2), 109(1), 115(2), 118(2) and 126(2) of the BNS added and Sections 115 and 126 of the BNS deleted later on), at Police Station Suraj Kund, District Faridabad, the first bail application having been withdrawn on 02.02.2026. 2. Custody certificate dated 25.07.2026 filed in Court today is taken on record. 3. On the statement of one Roshan Kumar, the FIR in question YAG DUTT 2026.07.28 10:53 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment. CRM-M No.25973 of 2026 -2- was registered, the contents of which are as under:- “I request that I am Roshan Kumar S/o Mukesh Kumar am resident of H. No 88 Methur Dera, Gurukul Basti Surajkund Faridabad. I am a junior accountant in a private company. Yesterday on 29.09.2025 at around 10 pm my father Mukesh Kumar was returning home after worshipping at the temple. On the way Abhishek, a resident of our colony, was standing there earlier, during that time I was also coming from the temple with my father, Abhishek used to taunt my father many times while passing by on the way that they usually worship but they beat dogs with sticks. Even today, when my father and I were coming from the temple, Vinay uncle's house was on the way, where Vinay uncle was standing outside the house. Abhishek was arguing with Vinay uncle and along with Abhishek, his brother-Annu and his friends Sunny, Lal, Manni Bhadana, Sumit, Vishal, Ravi, Sachin and 5-6 other boys were standing there, my father said to Abhishek why are you arguing with them. Abhishek told my father to do his work, then my father and I went to our house, then my father went home and called Abhishek's mother and complained about Abhishek. Then Abhishek's mother called my father and called him in front of Vinay uncle's house, then I also went with my father. There Abhishek's mother tried to make understand Abhishek, then a boy named Sunny started speaking in between, then I told Sunny to keep quiet. Then in the meantime Manni Bhadana slapped me and as soon as this happened, Abhishek and his friends started beating us and they had hidden sticks somewhere nearby which they brought and hit us with the sticks and Sumit attacked my father with the knife, he was having and stabbed two or three 1 times on his left side below the chest on the waist. Hearing the noise, YAG DUTT 2026.07.28 10:53 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment. CRM-M No.25973 of 2026 -3- when the crowd started gathering, these people took advantage of the darkness and threatened to kill us and ran away. Action should be taken against them. SD/ ROSHAN KUMAR.” 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated. He submits that even if, for the sake of arguments, the allegations are believed to be correct, the only allegation is that the petitioner gave a slap to the complainant. He further submits that the main accused Abhishek and others, who are stated to have given knife blows to the father of the complainant, are already in custody; the petitioner is a young boy aged 21 years and is in custody for the last 09 months 20 days, he having been arrested on 04.10.2025; investigation stands completed, charges have been framed on 29.04.2026, but out of 24 prosecution witnesses, none has been examined; the petitioner has clean antecedents; 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 prayer for grant of bail. 6. I have considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties. 7. The allegation against the petitioner is that he gave a slap to the complainant. The accused namely Abhishek and others, who are alleged to have given knife blows to the father of the complainant, are already in custody. The petitioner is a 21 years old boy and is in custody YAG DUTT 2026.07.28 10:53 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment. CRM-M No.25973 of 2026 -4- for the last 09 months 20 days. Investigation stands completed and final report has been submitted. Charges have been framed on 29.04.2026, but out of 24 prosecution witnesses, none has been examined till date. The petitioner has clean antecedents. Trial will still take a sufficiently long time and 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. 9. However, nothing stated herein above shall be construed to be an opinion on the merits of the case. (VIKRAM AGGARWAL) July 27, 2026 JUDGE Yag Dutt Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether Reportable: Yes/No YAG DUTT 2026.07.28 10:53 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment.