GAJENDER vs STATE OF HARYANA

CRM-M-21166-2026 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. 203 CRM-M-21166-2026 (O&M). Date of Decision: 19.05.2026. Gajender ....Petitioner. VERSUS State of Haryana ....Respondent. **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH --- Present: Mr. Sandeep Singh Jattan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Pawan Kumar Jhanda, Sr. DAG, Haryana. Ms. Parul Saini, Advocate for Mr. Deepak Saini, Advocate for the complainant. **** SANJAY VASHISTH, J. (Oral) 1. Prayer in this petition, filed under Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023 (earlier Section 438 Cr.P.C.), is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, who has been booked in a criminal case arising out of First Information Report, as detailed hereunder:- Name of FIR Date Section(s) Police District petitioner No. Station Gajender 66 26.02.2026 406 and 420 of IPC (section Naraingarh Ambala 370 of IPC added later on) (corresponding to sections 316, 318, 143 of BNS, 2023 2. On 20.04.2026, following order was passed:- “1. xxx 2. As per the allegations, there are two accused in the present case, namely (i) Gajender (petitioner herein) and (ii) Zorawar Singh @ Gurjant. It is alleged that the accused persons cheated the compl