MUKESH vs STATE OF HARYANA

1 CRM-M-24338-2026 131 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-24338-2026 Mukesh ….Petitioner Versus State of Haryana …Respondent Date of Decision: July 16, 2026 Date of Uploading: July 16, 2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present:- Mr. Rahul Deswal, Advocate and Mr. Siddharth Gautam, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gurmeet Singh, AAG Haryana. ***** SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 483 of the BNSS seeking grant of regular bail to the petitioner, in case bearing FIR No.04 dated 26.02.2026, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 7, 7(A) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (Section 13(1)(2) read with Section 13(2) of the PC Act added later on), at Police Station ACB Gurugram, District State Vigilance and Anticorruption Bureau. 2. The gravamen of the FIR in question is that the petitioner, who was storekeeper incharge at Old Age Pension Office, Block Tauru in District Social Welfare Office, in connivance with co-accused, namely, Aarif used to prepare old age pension documents by increasing age of persons. The petitioner alleged demanded Rs.10,000/- from the complainant in order to process files MAH