Amit @ Mita v. State Of Haryana And Another

CRA-S No.2333 of 2025 (O & M) -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ***** CRA-S No.2333 of 2025 (O & M) Date of decision : 2.9.2025 Amit @ Mita .............Appellant

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State of Haryana and others .......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Pranshul Dhull, Advocate, for the appellant Mr. Gurmeet Singh, AAG, Haryana Mr. Abhimanyu Bishnoi, Advocate, Mr. Kulwinder Singh, Advocate Mr. Abhishek Chha, Advocate, for respondent no.3 --- SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL) 1.

Present appeal under Section 14-A of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for short 'SC & ST Act') has been filed for grant of ad-interim bail to the appellant in case FIR No.420 dated 10.10.2021, under Sections 148, 149, 302, 323, 324 of IPC, Section 3 of SC & ST Act and Section 25 of Arms Act, 1959, registered at Police Station Sadar Sonipat, District Sonipat. 2.

The substantive prayer made in the appeal is as under: It is therefore respectfully prayed that keeping in view the submissions made above, the appeal may kindly be allowed whereby the appellant seeks concession of Ad-interim bail in connection to case FIR No.420 dated 10.10.2021, under sections 148, 149, 302, 323, 324 of IPC, 1860, under Section 3 of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of

CRA-S No.2333 of 2025 (O & M) -2Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Amendment 2015), 1989 and Under Section 25 of Arms Act, 1959, registered at Police Station Sadar Sonipat, District Sonipat (AnnexureA-1), keeping in view the facts, circumstances and grounds enumerated herein, in the present appeal and in the interest of justice.'

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Learned counsel for the appellant has argued that the appellant is required to take care of his 3 minor children and has to make arrangements for them. Learned counsel has placed reliance upon paragraph no.4 of the status report dated 19.8.2025 filed by the State, which reads as under:

'The appellant is facing trial in FIR No. 420/2021 dated 10.10.2021, registered under Sections 148, 149, 323, 324, 302 IPC and Section 3 of SC/ST Act, at Police Station Sadar, Sonipat. The appellant remained in custody from 10.12.2021 to 26.09.2024 (3 years, 4 months, 2 days). The appellant was granted interim bail on 26.09.2024 by the Hon'ble Court, with a direction to surrender at jail gate on 07.11.2024. The interim bail of the appellant was further extended till 29.01.2025 by order of the Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High Court in CRM-M No. 43097 of 2024 in CRA-S No. 223 of 2024. In compliance with the Court's order, the appellant surrendered at jail gate on 29.01.2025. Thereafter, he is again in custody from 29.01.2025 to 13.08.2025 (till date of certificate). The copy of custody certificate is annexed as Annexure R6.' Learned counsel for the appellant has thus argued that the appellant has earlier been granted the concession of interim bail by this Court, which has not been misused by him and he has surrendered back in time. 4.

Learned State counsel as also learned counsel for the private respondents have opposed the prayer for grant of bail by arguing that there are serious allegations against the appellant and thus, he ought not to be granted the concession of interim regular bail. Learned counsel have

CRA-S No.2333 of 2025 (O & M) -3further submitted that in case the appellant is granted the concession of bail, there is all likelihood of the appellant to abscond from the process of justice.

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Keeping in view the entirety of the facts and circumstances and factual milieu of the case in hand; especially the ground on which the interim bail is sought for, the appellant being suffered incarceration for more than 3 years & has not misused the concession of earlier interim bail, this Court is inclined to accept the present appeal and grant the appellant interim regular bail for a period of 3 weeks, commencing from 5.9.2025 to 26.9.2025. On completion of the said period, the appellant shall surrender before the concerned Court, who in turn shall send him to custody.

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Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, stand disposed of accordingly.

(SUMEET GOEL) JUDGE 2.9.2025 Ashwanii Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No