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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRR/2474/2025allowed

Vishal Singhal v. State Of Haryana And Another

2026-01-21Mr. Justice Anoop Chitkara2 pages

       CRR-2474-2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRR-2474-2025 Date of decision: 21.01.2026 Vishal Singhal ... Petitioner VS.

State of Haryana and another ... Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA

Present:

Mr. Gurmohan Singh Bedi, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Shiva Khurmi, DAG, Haryana.

Mr. Sachin Gupta (Ladwa), Advocate for respondent No.2.

**** ANOOP CHITKARA, J.

FIR No. Dated Police Station Sections 22.03.2018 Civil Line, Kaithal 406, 409, 420, 120B IPC 1.

Aggrieved by the order dated 21.08.2025 passed by the Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Kaithal, vide which petitioner was summoned as an additional accused to face trial in an application filed under Section 358 BNSS by the complainant, petitioner has come up before this Court by filing the present criminal revision petition. 2.

Vakalatnama on behalf of respondent No.2 is taken on record. 3.

I have heard counsel for the parties and gone through the Annexure P-13 i.e application filed by the complainant under Section 358 BNSS 2023 for summoning of Vishal.

4.

A perusal of the application does not mention even any iota of criminal conspiracy or any role attributed to petitioner, whatever is mentioned is that he was arrayed as accused in FIR and investigator absolved him. Moreover, order to summon the petitioner as an additional accused is also silent that on what basis notice has been issued. ANJU RANI 2026.01.27 09:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Punjab and Haryana High Court Chandigarh

       CRR-2474-2025 5.

Given above, the present petition is allowed with the aforesaid observation and order dated 04.09.2025 is quashed and set aside with observation that if complainant files fresh application, whereby he is able to demonstrate the evidence on criminal conspiracy and involvement of petitioner-Vishal then before issuance of notice, trial Court shall apply its mind and shall pass a reasoned order. It is further clarified that it shall be permissible for the petitioner to appear before trial Court through his counsel at the time of proceeding, if any, taken on application filed by complainant. All pending application(s), if any, stand closed.

(ANOOP CHITKARA) JUDGE 21.01.2026 anju rani Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes Whether reportable:

No ANJU RANI 2026.01.27 09:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Punjab and Haryana High Court Chandigarh