SUMAN JHA vs STATE OF HARYANA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (104) CRM-M-21550-2026 Suman Jha ……Petitioner(s) Versus State of Haryana ……Respondent(s) Decided on : 29.05.2026 Date of uploading: 29.05.2026 CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Sunny Tyagi, Advocate for the petitioner (s) (Through V.C.). Mr. Gurmeet Singh, AAG, Haryana. ***** Sumeet Goel, J. (Oral): 1. Apprehending his arrest in FIR No.172 dated 24.03.2026, registered for offences punishable under Section 209 of the BNS, 2023 (Section 174-A of IPC), at Police Station Panipat City; the petitioner has preferred this petition under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking pre- arrest bail. 2. On 21.04.2026, the interim protection was afforded to the petitioner, subject to his joining investigation before the concerned Investigating Officer. Upon a request made by learned counsel for the petitioner, another opportunity was afforded to the petitioner to join investigation, vide order dated 20.05.2026. 3. It is the conceded position before this Court that neither the petitioner has joined investigation nor has deposited the costs, in terms of order dated 20.05.2026 earlier passed by this Court.