UTKARSH @ UTKARSH SHONAK v. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER
Court: High Court of Punjab and Haryana
Bench: MS. JUSTICE SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL
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High Court of Punjab and Haryana judgment dated 2025-09-25. UTKARSH @ UTKARSH SHONAK v. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER. Read the judgment and case details on...
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CRM-M-48491-2025 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-48491-2025 Date of decision: 25. 09. 2025 Utkarsh @ Utkarsh Shonak ... Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and Another ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL Present: Mr. Amit Malik, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. Vikas Bhardwaj, AAG, Haryana. *** SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL J. 1. Petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in FIR No. 240 dated 20. 06. 2025 under Sections 115, 316(2), 74, 85 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Police Station Pundri, District Kaithal. Sections 118(2), 76, 61(2) of BNS, 2023 have been added later on in the FIR during investigation. This is his first petition for anticipatory bail. 2. Vide order dated 01. 09. 2025 passed by this Court, the petitioner was granted interim anticipatory bail and was directed to join investigation. 3.
Learned State counsel, on instructions from Investigating Officer SI Sanjay Kumar, has submitted that that petitioner has joined investigation, co-operated and is not required for custodial interrogation. 4. Considering all relevant facts and circumstances, but without commenting on merits of the case, the petition is allowed and order dated 01. 09. 2025, granting interim bail to the petitioner, is made absolute, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha CRM-M-48491-2025 -2- Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. 5. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, stand disposed of. (SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL) 25. 09. 2025 JUDGE Sumit Singla Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No
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