PAWAN KUMAR vs STATE OF HARYANA

CRM-M-7116-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 207 CRM-M-7116-2026 Decided on: 11.05.2026 Pawan Kumar …...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana …...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH Present: Mr. Deepanshu Nagra, Advocate for Mr. V.B. Godara, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Amish Sharma, AAG Haryana **** 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 FIR No.175 dated 24.06.2025, under Section 42-A of Prisoners Act, at Police Station Sadar Ballabgarh, District Faridabad. 2. On 06.02.2026, following order was passed: “(i) xx xx xx xx (ii) Present FIR has been got registered at the instance of Deputy Superintendent District Jail, Faridabad, who sent a written complaint to the SHO Police Station Sadar Ballabhgarh, Faridabad, that as per the information report received on 24.06.2025, it was found that undertrial prisoner Lalit alias Lalti, who is confined in Barrack No.10-B was using a mobile phone. Thereupon, Deputy Superintendent, along with warder Boota Singh a