SUSHIL vs STATE OF HARYANA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (225) CRM-M-1307-2026(O&M) DATE OF DECISION:12.05.2026 Sushil ........Petitioner VERSUS State of Haryana .........Respondent CORAM HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA Present Mr.Jitender K. Sehrawat, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Surender Singh Pannu, Addl. AG, Haryana. Mr. Munish Mittal, Advocate, for complainant. *** SUBHAS MEHLA, J (ORAL) 1. This is the first petition filed by the petitioner under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short - ‘the BNSS’), seeking regular bail in case bearing FIR No.122 dated 06.04.2025, under Sections 308(4), 316(2), 318(4) and 61 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short – ‘the BNS’), registered at Police Station Murthal, District Sonipat, Haryana. 2. Allegations against the petitioner are that he along with other co- accused induced the complainant’s brother, Sita Ram, to travel to Cambodia on the false promise of providing him a job; that after reaching Cambodia, Sita Ram was illegally confined, physically assaulted, administered electric shocks and held hostage by company persons for ransom; that the victim allegedly disclosed through WhatsApp calls that