CRM-M-35086-2026(O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 226+113 CRM-M-35086-2026 (O&M) Decided on : 20.08.2026 Jagdeep @Gholu @Lambu ..... Petitioner VERSUS State of Haryana & Anr. ..... Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA PARTAP SINGH Present: Mr. V.B. Godara, Advocate for the petitioner (through VC). Ms. Deepali Verma, AAG Haryana. Mr. Love Bishnoi, Advocate for Mr. Gurlej Khan, Advocate for the complainant. ***** SURYA PARTAP SINGH , J. (Oral) CRM-34209-2026 2. The learned State Counsel has filed custody certificate of the petitioner. The same be taken on record. No formal reply has been filed by the State. However, the learned State Counsel has orally opposed the present petition. VINOD KUMAR ARYA 2026.08.21 12:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-35086-2026(O&M) 2 3. This petition for bail is first petition, filed by the petitioner under Section 483 of ‘the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023’. It has been filed with regard to a case arising out of FIR No.71 dated 24.03.2026, Police Station Adampur, District Hisar for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 110, 115, 117(2), 126, 238(c) and 351(3) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 4. The FIR of this case came into being at the instance of ‘Bhup Singh’, hereinafter being referred to as ‘complainant’. It was alleged by the complainant that on 22.03.2026 at about 06:00 P.M., when he came home from his duty, he was wrongfully restrained by the petitioner and thereafter, attacked with a bamboo stick. It was also alleged that the petitioner was in the bad habit of consuming drugs and the abovesaid activity was opposed by the complainant. As per complainant annoyed by such objection the petitioner launched the abovementioned assault. 5. It is case of the prosecution that in view of abovementioned statement, formal FIR of this case was lodged and the investigation taken up. 6. Heard. 7. It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is son of the complainant, and that the complainant has already entered into compromise with the petitioner. It has also been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has already suffered incarceration for a period of four months and eighteen days and nothing has been left to be recovered from the possession of petitioner. VINOD KUMAR ARYA 2026.08.21 12:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-35086-2026(O&M) 3 8. The learned State Counsel has controverted the abovementioned arguments. According to learned State Counsel, in view of gravity of offence, the petitioner is not entitled to the benefit of bail. 9. The learned counsel for the complainant has not opposed the abovementioned petition. The learned counsel for the complainant has conceded this plea of learned counsel for the petitioner that the parties have arrived at a compromise. 10. The record has been perused carefully. 11. A perusal of record shows that in the present case, following are the relevant factors which are required to be taken into consideration for a decision:- i. that the petitioner is already in custody for a period of four months and eighteen days; ii. that investigation in this case is already complete and therefore, nothing has been left to be recovered from the possession of petitioner; iii. that the trial is not likely to be concluded in near future; iv. that the detention of petitioner in judicial lock-up is not likely to serve any purpose; v. that there is nothing on record to show that if released on bail, the petitioner may tamper with the evidence or influence the witnesses; and vi. that there is nothing on record to show that if released on bail, the petitioner will not participate/cooperate in the trial. 12. In the present case, the principles of law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the case of “Dataram versus State of VINOD KUMAR ARYA 2026.08.21 12:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-35086-2026(O&M) 4 Uttar Pradesh and another”, 2018(2) R.C.R. (Criminal) 131, are relevant, wherein it has been observed that “a fundamental postulate of criminal jurisprudence is the presumption of innocence, meaning thereby that a person is believed to be innocent until found guilty. However, there are instances in our criminal law where a reverse onus has been placed on an accused with regard to some specific offences but that is another matter and does not detract from the fundamental postulate in respect of other offences. Yet another important facet of our criminal jurisprudence is that the grant of bail is the general rule and putting a person in jail or in a prison or in a correction home (whichever expression one may wish to use) is an exception. Unfortunately, some of these basic principles appear to have been lost sight of with the result that more and more persons are being incarcerated and for longer periods. This does not do any good to our criminal jurisprudence or to our society. There is no doubt that the grant or denial of bail is entirely the discretion of the judge considering a case but even so, the exercise of judicial discretion has been circumscribed by a large number of decisions rendered by this Court and by every High Court in the country. Yet, occasionally there is a necessity to introspect whether denying bail to an accused person is the right thing to do on the facts and in the circumstances of a case”. 13. The principles laid down by the Hon’ble the Supreme Court of India in the case of ‘Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investiga- tion and Another’, (2022) 10 SCC 51, are also relevant in this case. In the abovementioned case, it has been observed that “the rate of conviction in VINOD KUMAR ARYA 2026.08.21 12:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-35086-2026(O&M) 5 criminal cases in India is abysmally low. It appears to us that this factor weighs on the mind of the Court while deciding the bail applications in a negative sense. Courts tend to think that the possibility of a conviction being nearer to rarity, bail applications will have to be decided strictly, contrary to legal principles. We cannot mix up consideration of a bail application, which is not punitive in nature with that of a possible adjudication by way of trial. On the contrary, an ultimate acquittal with continued custody would be a case of grave injustice”. 14. Recently, in the case of ‘Tapas Kumar Palit Vs. State of Chhat- tisgarh’, 2025 SCC Online SC 322, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India has observed that “if an accused is to get a final verdict after incarceration of six to seven years in jail as an undertrial prisoner, then, definitely, it could be said that his right to have a speedy trial under Article 21 of the Constitution has been infringed”. It has also been observed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the abovementioned case that “delays are bad for the ac- cused and extremely bad for the victims, for Indian society and for the credi- bility of our justice system, which is valued. Judges are the masters of their Courtrooms and the Criminal Procedure Code provides many tools for the Judges to use in order to ensure that cases proceed efficiently”. 15. To elucidate further, this Court is conscious of the basic and fundamental principle of law that right to speedy trial is a part of reasonable, fair and just procedure enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of In- dia. This constitutional right cannot be denied to the accused as mandated by VINOD KUMAR ARYA 2026.08.21 12:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-35086-2026(O&M) 6 Hon’ble Apex court in “Balwinder Singh versus State of Punjab and An- other”, 2024 SCC Online SC 4354. 16. If the cumulative effect of all the abovementioned factors, in- volved in the instant case, is taken into consideration, it leads to a conclusion that the petitioner is entitled to the benefit of bail, and that the present peti- tion deserves to be allowed. 17. Accordingly, without commenting anything on the merits of the case, the present petition is hereby allowed. The petitioner is hereby ordered to be released on bail on furnishing personal bond and surety bond(s) to the satisfaction of learned trial Court. However the abovementioned concession shall be subject to following conditions:- (i) that the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case, so as to dissuade him to disclose such facts to the Court or to any other authority. (ii) that the petitioner shall at the time of execution of bond, furnish the address to the Court concerned and shall notify the change in address to the trial Court, till the final decision of the trial; and (iii) that the petitioner shall not leave India without prior permission of the trial Court. (SURYA PARTAP SINGH) JUDGE 20.08.2026 Vinod Whether speaking / reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No VINOD KUMAR ARYA 2026.08.21 12:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document