STATE OF HARYANA AND ANR vs ISRAIL

LPA-1803-2017 (O&M) 1 239+133 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH LPA-1803-2017 (O&M) Date of decision: 11.05.2026 STATE OF HARYANA AND ANR ....Appellants Versus ISRAIL ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHIT KAPOOR ***** Present: Mr. Saurabh Mohunta, DAG, Haryana. Mr. Sunil Kumar Nehra, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Rahil Mahajan, Advocate for the respondent. ***** ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA, J. (Oral) CM-3330-LPA-2026 Application for placing on record judgment dated 19.01.2012 as Annexure A-1 is allowed. Registry to place the same at appropriate place. Main case 1. This appeal is filed by the State of Haryana assailing the judgment of the learned Single Judge dated 10.05.2017, whereby the writ petition filed by the respondent-employee has been allowed. 2. The respondent-petitioner was employed as Junior Engineer in the Irrigation Department of the State of Haryana on 02.11.2006. While he was working on probation, an FIR came to be lodged against the respondent- petitioner alleging therein that he had demanded and accepted illegal gratification of Rs.2,000/- for extending an undue favour. In a trap case, the respondent-petitioner w