Sunny Chauhan v. State Of Haryana

& other connected matter -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH


 Decided on: 23.02.2026

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       ......Petitioner
Versus
   ......Respondent

2. CRM-M-4598-2026 (O&M) PRASHANT .....Petitioners

Versus

STATE OF HARYANA

...Respondent

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA

Present:

Dr. Pankaj Nanhera, Senior Counsel with 

 


 



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Mr. Baljeet Beniwal, Advocate for the complainant.
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SUBHAS MEHLA, J. (Oral) CRM-6841-2026 The present application has been filed seeking preponement of the present case which is fixed for hearing on 01.04.2026. Heard.

Notice of the application.

& other connected matter -2On advance notice, Mr. Karan Veer Singh, Sr. DAG, Haryana
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For the reasons given the application, the same is allowed and the hearing of the case is preponed and the same is taken up on board today itself for hearing along with connected petition fixed for today for hearing.

CRM-50572-2025 Allowed as prayed for and Annexures P-8 and P-9 are taken on record.

Main Cases 1.

By way of common order, the aforesaid petitions shall be disposed of which have been filed , 
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Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of present case and the rival contentions of learned counsel for the parties, it is a case of version and cross-version and an FIR bearing no. No.174 dated 08.08.2025 under Sections 115, 190, 191(3), 324(5), 351(3) of BNS, 2023 has also been registered against the complainant and in the present case, there is no gun shot injury to anyone and the allegation is that the petitioner-Sunny fired a gun shot which hit the car of the complainant; the weapon allegedly used by the petitioner has also been handed over by the complainant to the police; the petitioner-Sunny has also received injuries in this incident and MLR to this effect is annexed as Annexure P6; petitioner-Prashant is attributed the role of hitting on hand of one Dev Kumar @ Devu thereby causing fracture but there is no MLR supporting the same; investigation in this case has already been completed; all the

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Therefore, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the instant petitions are allowed. The petitioners are ordered to be released on regular bail on their furnishing requisite bonds to the satisfaction of the trial Court/Duty Magistrate/Chief Judicial Magistrate concerned and by imposing such conditions so as to secure the presence of the petitioners during the trial proceedings. 9.

Nothing observed herein shall be construed as an opinion on the merits of the main case.

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(SUBHAS MEHLA)
JUDGE
23.02.2026
Sonia Puri Whether Speaking/Reasoned: YES/NO
Whether Reportable:

YES/NO