SOM NATH vs STATE OF HARYANA

CRM-M-34115-2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 216 CRM-M-34115-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 25.06.2026 Som Nath ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Ravi Malik, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rajiv Malhotra, DAG, Haryana. HARPREET SINGH BRAR J. (Oral) 1. Prayer in this petition filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023 (corresponding to Section 439 of Cr.P.C.) is for grant of interim regular bail to the petitioner for a period of 08 weeks in case FIR No.20 dated 16.01.2025 registered under Sections 316(2), 318(4) and 61(2) of BNS, 2023 (erstwhile Sections 406, 420 and 120-B IPC) at Police Station Mahesh Nagar, District Ambala. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia contends that the petitioner is suffering from 3rd Stage Cancer i.e. Carcinoma Soft Palate, which was detected on the basis of biopsy report and the said disease is life threatening. He refers to the medical history of the petitioner as recorded by the Medical Officer, Central Jail, Ambala, which reads as follows:- MOHD YAKUB 2026.06.25 12:30 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Ha