CRM-M- IN 124 Monu Vers State of Ha CORAM: Present: AARADHN 1. 18.01.2026 324(4), 33 Mahenderg 2. noticed her Advocate, r the crimina that relatio and whose proceeding -13344-2026 -1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJA CHANDIGA Versus of Haryana AM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE AA Mr. Mayank Yadav, Advocate Ms. Shweta Nahata, DAG, Ha **** ADHNA SAWHNEY, J. (Oral) Petitioner, who is an accus .2026, registered against him under 4), 333, 351(3) of BNS, at Police endergarh, has filed the present petition Relevant facts as emerging fr ed hereinbelow:- Sunil Bhardwaj, son of Sh ate, running a shop under the name minal law in motion by filing a cri lations between him and Krishan ose questionable past antecedents a dings vide FIR No. 19 dated 13.1.20 1- PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT DIGARH CRM-M-13344-2026 Date of Decision: 11.03.2026 …Petitioner. …Respondent. CE AARADHNA SAWHNEY. vocate for the petitioner. G, Haryana. accused in case FIR No. 25 date under Sections 115, 190, 191(3), 30 Police Station City Narnaul, Distri petition for grant of anticipatory bail. ging from the documents on record b Shri Bhawani Shankar Bhardwa ame and style of “Sunil Motors”, criminal complaint pointing there Saini, who is a habitual offend nts are far from satisfactory. Crimin .1.2021, under Sections 148, 149, 32 .2026 dated 3), 304, District bail. cord be rdwaj, s”, set herein fender iminal , 323, GURBACHAN SINGH 2026.03.15 11:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M- 307, 427, 4 were got Krishan Sa the local p 307, 506, 2 him (c). In in. During false and a application summon H dismissed dated 12.9. alleged by pressurizin him. Whi 17.1.2026 while he w when sudde from which rods/bars e unleashed Krishan Ku Complaina him, but h hearing hi gathering n -13344-2026 -2 27, 452, 506, 34 of Indian Penal C got registered at Police Station C n Saini, who while taking undue a al politicians, got FIR No. 18 date 06, 201 of Indian Penal Code and u ). In the said FIR, Himanshu, his (c ring investigation, the allegations ag nd accordingly, he was let off. Th ation under Section 319 of Code o n Himanshu as one of the accused. sed by the learned Additional Sess 12.9.2025. Aggrieved of the said or by complainant, was demanding rizing him to enter into a compromis While mentioning the sequence o 026, complainant pointed out that a e was sitting in his shop and was co uddenly a white coloured camper v hich 6-7 unknown persons alighted ars etc. Before he (c) could react, th hed an attack. They also made it c n Kumar are not met with, he would ainant next pointed out that though ut he would be able to identify the g his cries of pain, when other p ing near the shop, the miscreants fle 2- al Code and Section 25 of Arms Ac on City Narnaul, against aforesa ue advantage of his connections wi dated 13.1.2021, under Sections 32 nd under Arms Act, registered again is (c) son was unnecessarily dragge ns against Himanshu were found to . This led Krishan Kumar to file a de of Criminal Procedure seeking sed. The said application came to b essions Judge, Narnaul, vide ord id order, Krishan Kumar, as has bee ding ransom from him (c) and wa omise. This offer was flatly refused b ce of events that had unfolded o hat at about 6 PM, on the said da as counting money from the cash bo er vehicle halted in front of his sho ghted, who all were armed with iro ct, they forcibly entered his shop an it clear that in case the demands ould have to face dire consequence ough the assailants were unknown y them, if produced before him. O er persons from the locality starte ts fled away, but not before damagin s Act, resaid s with s 323, gainst agged to be file an ing to to be order s been d was sed by ed on d day, h box, s shop h iron p and nds of ences. wn to . On tarted aging GURBACHAN SINGH 2026.03.15 11:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M- his (c) wh Arrangeme backdrop, h also to init said compl dated 18.0 351(3) of B grant of Additional Aggrieved 3. was not na on the basis participate complainan complainan stand, inas shop in the three injuri interrogatio him, but no investigatio petition has -13344-2026 -3 ) white coloured Swift Desire Ca ements were made and he (c) was p, he requested the police authoriti initiate appropriate proceedings ag omplaint and Medico Legal Report 18.01.2026, was registered u/s 115 of BNS, at Police Station City Narna Apprehending his arrest, peti t of pre-arrest bail. The same cam tional Sessions Judge, Narnaul, ieved of which, the present petition ha Learned counsel for the petitio not named in the FIR, has been falsel basis of disclosure statement of one cipate in the incident. In any case, he lainant, therefore, there was no lainant. Even the medico legal repo , inasmuch as, though it was alleged in the evening of 17.1.2026 unleashe injuries. It is further the contention of rogation of petitioner is not needed, fo but nonetheless, being a law abiding tigation as and when called for by t on has been made. 3- e Car parked outside of his sho was shifted to the Hospital. With th orities to catch hold the assailants, a gs against them. On the basis of th port, a formal case vide FIR No. 115, 190, 191(3), 304, 324(4), 33 arnaul, District Mahendergarh. t, petitioner moved an application fo e came to be dismissed by learne , vide order dated 27.02.202 tion has been filed. petitioner contends that petitioner, wh falsely implicated at a later stage on f one of the accused. Petitioner did n se, he is not nursing any ill will again s no occasion for him to assau eport of the complainant belies h leged that 5-6 persons after entering h leashed an attack, but he suffered on on of learned counsel that the custodi ded, for nothing is to be recovered fro biding citizen, he is willing to join th by the IO. Prayer for allowing th shop. th this nts, as of the o. 25 , 333, tion for learned .2026. er, who ge only r did not l against assault lies his ring his red only ustodial ed from join the ing the GURBACHAN SINGH 2026.03.15 11:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M- 4. State couns disclosure team based There is no was nursin name. investigatio made out, whereabout about other made. 5. documents 6. the counse Supreme C application 7. The State Supreme C ought not t 8. petitioner i Complainan assailants, l -13344-2026 -4 Per contra, while opposing the counsel submits that the name of pre osure statement of concerned, who w based on the incriminating material c e is nothing on record to suggest that nursing any ill will against present . Further, the manner in which tigation being at initial stage, no ca out, as custodial interrogation of p eabouts of the other accused who pa t other intricacies of the case. Prayer Heard learned counsel for th ments on record. Before expressing any opinio ounsels, it would be appropriate to r eme Court, wherein the factors to be k cation for grant of anticipatory bail, ha In Nikita Jagganath Shetty @ tate of Maharashtra and another, eme Court held that “Anticipatory ba not to be granted in a routine manne Factual backdrop of the cas ioner in the entire incident has been h plainant, who was unaware about lants, lodged the complaint against unk 4- ing the request for grant of bail, learne of present petitioner cropped up in th who was arrested by the investigatin erial collected against the said accuse t that co-accused arrested by the polic resent petitioner, thus falsely took h which the offence was committe no case for grant of pre-arrest bail n of petitioner is needed to know th ho participated in the incident as als rayer for dismissal of petition has bee for the parties and have perused th opinion on submissions raised by bo te to refer to the judgment of Hon’b o be kept in mind while dealing with a ail, have been discussed. etty @ Nikita Vishwajeet Jadhav v her, 2025 AIR SC 3375, the Hon’b ry bail is an exceptional remedy an nner.” he case and the role played by th een highlighted in para 2 of this orde bout the identification details of th nst unknown persons. If he was nursin learned p in the tigating accused. e police ook his mitted, t bail is now the as also as been sed the by both Hon’ble with an av vs. Hon’ble y and by the is order. of the sing GURBACHAN SINGH 2026.03.15 11:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M- any ill will given a co assailants collected d nab one of petitioner a that the said falsely took far from sa cases, thoug petitioner i incident as whom are y State couns make out a him this ex 9. 11.03.2026 gbs -13344-2026 -5 ill will against present petitioner or th a coloured version in the complai lants which he did not do. Based cted during the course of investigatio one of the assailants, who when qu ioner as one of his accomplices. Ther he said co-accused was inimical towar ly took his name. Moreover, the past rom satisfactory; he having remained , though as of now only one case is pe ioner is, therefore, needed to recover t ent as also to know the whereabouts are yet to be arrested). In view of counsel, the Court is of the opinion th out a case of exceptional depravity o this extra ordinary relief of grant of pre The petition being devoid of a .2026 Whether Speaking/reasoned Whether Reportable 5- r or the other accused, he would hav mplaint and mentioned the names o Based on the incriminating materi igation, police authorities were able en questioned, disclosed the name o . There is nothing on record to sugge l towards the present petitioner and thu e past antecedents of petitioner are als ained involved in three other crimin e is pending. Custodial interrogation o over the weapon of offence used in th abouts of other accused etc. (some o ew of submissions advanced by learne nion that petitioner has not been able avity or hardship in his favour entitlin t of pre-arrest bail. id of any merit is hereby dismissed. (AARADHNA SAWHNEY) JUDGE : Yes/No : Yes/No ld have ames of material able to ame of suggest nd thus, are also criminal ation of d in the some of learned able to entitling NEY) GURBACHAN SINGH 2026.03.15 11:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document