Mandeep @ Deepa v. State Of Haryana

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 23.06.2026 MANDEEP @ DEEPA ....Petitioner V/s STATE OF HARYANA ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM AGGARWAL

Present:

Mr. Dhruv Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Vipul Sherwel, A.A.G., Haryana.

*** VIKRAM AGGARWAL, J. (ORAL) Prayer in the present petition preferred under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short the 'BNSS') is for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.252 dated 11.11.2024 registered under Sections 103(2), 190, 191(3), 61 of BNS at Police Station Ambala Sadar, District Ambala.

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On a statement having been given by one Mohit Kumar Yadav, the present FIR was registered. The translated version thereof reads as under:- "My younger brother, Vishal alias Vishu, age 21, worked at a bangle shop in the cloth market on Shukla Kund Road, Ambala city. Yesterday on 10.11.2024 at about 9.00 A.M. deceased Vishal @Vishu had gone to his job and about 10.45 P.M. I came to know from somewhere that my brother Vishal @Vishu is being beaten by some boys near Shiv Mandir. So upon this information I immediately went to that place and saw that the motorcycle of my brother is lying on the side of the road and my brother Vishal@ Vishu was lying on the other side of the road and his hands and neck have

-2been attacked with a sharp weapon. Immediately I called my uncle Pardeep Kumar S/o Sh. Ram Dularey Yadav and called him on the spot. Upon this Pradeep kumar and my nephew Sahil S/o Sh. Jai Narayan reached on the spot upon which me and my nephew Sahil took my brother Vishal @Vishu on my motor cycle to Civil Hospital, Ambala City for his treatment and I got admitted my brother. During treatment, after near about 10-15 minutes, the doctors declared about the death of Vishal @Vishu due to the injuries suffered by him during the quarrel.

Our neighbor Akash S/o Shri Ravinder Kumar came to me and informed that today Deepa S/o unknown R/o new village (Naya Gaon), called him on instagram platform and extended threats and said that today Sagar Gandhi (petitioner herein), Dishu@ Kodi r/o Ravidas Majri, will teach you and your friend Vishal @ Vishu, a lesson, for having a fight with Sachin and Aakash s/o Sanjeev Kumar and we will kill you. Because a few days ago my brother Vishal @Vishu had a quarrel with Sachin S/o Sanjeev Kumar and Aakash, S/o Sanjeev Kumar and due to reason to take revenge on the saying of Sachin and Aakash, the accused Deepa, Sagar @Gandhi, Gauri S/o and Address unknown, Rahul and Dishu @ Kaudi R/O Ravidas Majri, stabbed my brother with a sharp weapon and due to this my brother had died.

I request you to take the strictest possible action against all involved." 3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that co-accused Sagar alias Gandhi was granted regular bail vide order dated 14.05.2026 (Annexure P-5) passed in CRM-M-26434-2026. He submits that the case of the petitioner is at par with the said co-accused. He further submits that the petitioner is in custody for the last 1 year 7 months and 7 days; trial will take a sufficiently long time and, therefore, no useful purpose would be served by keeping him in custody any longer.

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Per contra, learned State counsel has opposed the bail application. However, he has not been able to deny that the case of the petitioner is at par with that of co-accused Sagar alias Gandhi who was granted regular bail vide order dated 14.05.2026. 5.

I have considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner is in custody for the last 1 year 7 months and 7 days. His case is at par with that of co-accused Sagar alias Gandhi, who has been granted regular bail by a Co-ordinate Bench on 14.05.2026. This Court, therefore, deems it appropriate to release the petitioner on bail on the ground of parity.

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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) JUDGE June 23, 2026 Mani Kumar Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No