Chotu Alias Sahil v. State of Haryana

o o o o oo INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAoATo CHANDIGARHo o o o o o o o o o o o o 238o o o o o o ooCRM-M-12271-2026o o o o ooDateoofodecision:oo12.03.2026o o o o ooDateoofouploading:oo12.03.2026o o o o Chotuo@oSahilo o o o o o ....Petitionero o o V/so o StateoofoHaryanaoo o o o o o ....Respondento o o o CORAM:oo HON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoSUMEEToGOELo o o Present:-o Mr.oRahuloDeswal,oAdvocateoforotheopetitioner(s).o o o o Mr.oGurmeetoSingh,oAAG,oHaryana.o o oo *****o SUMEEToGOEL,oJ.o(ORAL)oo o

1.o o Presentopetitionoisotheosecondoattempt,owhichohasobeenofiledo underoSectiono483oofoBNSSo2023oforograntooforegularobailotootheopetitionero inocaseobearingoFIRoNo.335odatedo23.12.2023,oregisteredoforotheooffenceso punishableounderoSectionso302,o392oofoIPCoandoSectiono25(1-B)(a)oofotheo ArmsoAct,oatoPoliceoStationoManesar,oDistrictoGurugram.o CRM-M-12271-2026o o P a g e o|o2o o o o

2.oo o Theo caseo seto upo ino theo FIRo ino questiono (aso seto outo byo theo petitioneroinotheopresentopetition)oisoasofollows:-o o ""To,o Theo Stationo Mastero Saheb,o Manesar,o Districto Gurugram,oSir,oIorequestoyouothatoIoamoVirendraoKumaros/ooLateo Sukhvas?oLaloresidentoofoVillageoJua,oP.O.oJua,oPoliceoStationo Phaphund,oDistrictoAuraiya,oUttaroPradesh,oatopresentoaddressoL-90A,o Indraprasthao Colony.o Tilao Sahawajpur,o Loni,o GDAo Flat,o Tehsilo Loni,o Districto Ghaziabad,o Uttaro Pradesh.o Io worko ino ao PrivateoCompany.oThat,otodayoIoreceivedoinformationoonophoneo thato someoneo haso shoto deado myo nephewo Udaiviro S/oo Shripato Narayan,oagedo32oyears.oThatotheomurderohasobeenocommittedoono Jaipuro Delhio Roado ono theo highwayo nearo Aravalio Dhaba,o Manesar,oGurugram.oOnotheobasisoofosaidoinformation,oIoreachedo theospotoinoGurugramowithomyorelativesoandofoundooutoandoIohaveo identifiedo theo deado bodyo ofo myo nephewo aftero seeingo ito ino theo mortuary,oGurugram.oThisodeadobodyoisoofoUdaiviroS/ooShripato Narayan.o Myo nephewo waso drivingo hiso Taxio No.o HR55AD4590o brando driveso HYUNDAIo XCENT.o Myo nephewo Udayveero hado takenosomeoneotooRewariosideoHaryanaoono22/12/2023oinotheocar.o Aftero thato whileo comingo fromo Rewari,o ono theo lefto sideo ofo theo Aravalio Dhaba,o Highwayo Manesaro Delhio Roado Highway,o ano unknownopersonohasoshotomyonephewoinotheoheadoandokilledohimo dueo too someo enmity.o Myo nephewo Udayveer'so wifeo Kirtio ofo Kakardiyao village,o Districto Etawah,o Uttaro Pradesho haso beeno livingoinoheromaternalohomeoforoabouto4oyearsodueotooaodomestico dispute.oDueotoowhichoUdayveeroisohavingoaodisputeowithohisoin-laws.oTherefore,oIorequestoyouotoofindooutowhoeverohasoshotoando killedo myo nephewo Udayveero dueo too someo enmityo ando geto theo harshesto punishmento againsto themo ando giveo uso justice.o Sd./- Virendero Kumaro 23-12-2023,o Nameo Virendero Kumar,o Father-o LateoSukhvasioLaloResidentoofoVillageoJuaoPOoJuaoPoliceoStationo Phaphundo Districto Auraiya,o UPo Presento Addresso L-90A,o IndraprasthaoColony,oTilaoSahawajpur,oLoni,oGDAoFlat.oTehsilo Loni,o Districto Ghaziabad,o Uttaro Pradesho mobileo numbero 9711811329."oo CRM-M-12271-2026o o P a g e o|o3o o o o

3.oo o Learnedocounseloappearingoforotheopetitionerohasoarguedothato theopetitioneroisoinocustodyosinceo24.12.2023.ooLearnedocounseloappearingo forotheopetitionerohasofurtheroarguedothatotheopetitionerohasobeenofalselyo implicatedointootheoFIRoinoquestion.ooLearnedocounseloappearingoforotheo petitionerohasofurtherosubmittedothatotheoprimeoprosecutionowitnessonamelyo PW-VinodoKumarowhenoexaminedoono11.02.2026ohasoturnedohostileoand,o thus,otheotrialoisonotolikelyotooculminateointooconviction.ooLearnedocounselo appearingoforotheopetitionerohasofurtherosubmittedothatotheopetitionerohaso sufferedoincarcerationoforomoreothano1oyearoando8omonths.oThus,oregularo bailoisoprayedofor.oo

4.oo o Learnedo Stateo counselo haso opposedo theo presento petitiono byo arguingo thato theo allegationso raisedo againsto theo petitionerso areo seriouso ino natureoand,othus,otheyodoonotodeserveotheoconcessionoofotheoregularobail.o Learnedo Stateo counselo haso furthero submittedo thato ao countryo madeo pistolo whichohasobeenousedoinotheooffenceoinoquestionoalongwitholiveocartridges,o waso recoveredo fromo theo petitioner.o o Learnedo Stateo counselo haso furthero submittedothatotheolocationoofotheomobileophoneoofotheopetitioneroreflectso thatotheopetitionerowasopresentoinotheovicinityoofotheospotowhereotheooffenceo wasocommitted.ooLearnedoStateocounseloseeksotooplaceoonorecordocustodyo certificateodatedo11.03.2026,owhichoisotakenoonorecord.oo

5.oo o Io haveo heardo counselo foro theo rivalo partieso ando haveo goneo throughotheoavailableorecordsoofotheocase.o

6.oo o Theo petitionero waso arrestedo ono 24.12.2023o whereinaftero investigationowaso carriedo outoando challano wasopresentedo ono20.03.2024.oo Totalo32oprosecutionowitnessohaveobeenocited,ooutoofowhicho10ohaveobeeno CRM-M-12271-2026o o P a g e o|o4o o o o examinedo tillo date.o o Ito iso noto disputedo thato primeo prosecutiono witnesseso namelyoPW-VinodoKumarohasoturnedohostile.oItoisonotoinodisputeothatotheo conclusiono ofo trialo willo takeo longo time.o o Ato thiso juncture,o ito wouldo beo appositeotooreferohereinotootheodictaopassedobyotheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourto JavedoGulamoNabioShaikhovs.oStateoofoMaharashtraoandoanother,o2024(3)o RCRo(Criminal)o494,orelevantowhereoforeadsothus:o o "18.oCriminalsoareonotobornooutobutomade.oTheohumano potentialoinoeveryoneoisogoodoandoso,oneverowriteooffoanyocriminalo asobeyondoredemption.oThisohumanistofundamentaloisooftenomissedo whenodealingowithodelinquents,ojuvenileoandoadult.oIndeed,oeveryo sainto haso ao pasto ando everyo sinnero ao future.o Wheno ao crimeo iso committed,o ao varietyo ofo factorso iso responsibleo foro makingo theo offendero commito theo crime.o Thoseo factorso mayo beo socialo ando economic,omayobe,otheoresultoofovalueoerosionooroparentaloneglect;o mayo be,o becauseo ofo theo stresso ofo circumstances,o oro theo manifestationoofotemptationsoinoaomilieuoofoaffluenceocontrastedo withoindigenceoorootheroprivations.oo o 19.oIfotheoStateooroanyoprosecutingoagencyoincludingotheo courtoconcernedohasonoowherewithalotooprovideooroprotectotheo fundamentalo righto ofo ano accusedo too haveo ao speedyo trialo aso enshrinedounderoArticleo21oofotheoConstitutionothenotheoStateooro anyootheroprosecutingoagencyoshouldonotoopposeotheopleaoforobailo onotheogroundothatotheocrimeocommittedoisoserious.oArticleo21oofo theoConstitutionoappliesoirrespectiveoofotheonatureoofotheocrime."o o o Theo rivalo contentionso ofotheo learnedo counselo foro theopartieso includingo theo factumo ofo theo weightageo requiredo too beo attachedo too theo testimonyoofotheohostileowitnessesoshallobeogoneointooduringotheocourseoofo theo trial.o o Nothingo tangibleo haso beeno broughto forwardo too indicateo theo likelihoodo ofo theo petitionerso abscondingo fromo theo processo ofo justiceo oro interferingowithotheoprosecutionoevidence.o CRM-M-12271-2026o o P a g e o|o5o o o o

6.1.o o Indubitably,o theo presento petitiono iso theo secondo attempto ono behalfoofotheopetitioneroforosecuringoregularobail.ooTheofirstooneobearingono.o CRM-M-45576-2025owasodismissedoasowithdrawnoono16.01.2026ovideotheo followingoorder:o "1.o Presento petitiono haso beeno filedo undero Sectiono 483o ofo theo BharatiyaoNagarikoSurakshaoSanhita,o2023o(foroshorto'BNSS')oforo grantooforegularobailotootheopetitioneroinocaseoFIRoNo.335odatedo

23.12.2023ounderoSectionso302,o392oofotheoIPCoandoSectiono25(1-B)(a)oofoArmsoAct,o1959,oregisteredoatoPoliceoStationoManesar,o DistrictoGurugram.oo

2.o Facedo witho theo situationo thato ao primeo privateo prosecutiono witnessoPWoVinodoisoyetotoobeoexaminedoasoaowitness,olearnedo counseloforotheopetitioneroseeksotoowithdrawotheopetitionoinohando atothisostage.oo

3.oOrderedoaccordingly.oo

4.oSinceotheopetitioneroisoinocustodyoforoaoperiodoofomoreothano2o years,oitoisodeemedoappropriateothatotheotestimonyoofotheosaidoPWo VinodobeorecordedoatotheoearliestobyotheotrialoCourt.o5.oOrderedo accordingly."o o o However,o keepingo ino viewo theo entiretyo ofo factso ando circumstanceoofotheocaseoinohandoespeciallyokeepingoinoviewotheoextendedo custody,o theo primeo prosecutiono witnesso namelyo PW-Vinodo havingo beeno examinedoandopaceoofotrial,othisoCourtoisoinclinedotoofavourablyoconsiderotheo instantopleaoforobail.oAoprofitableoreference,oinothisoregard,ocanobeomadeotooao judgmentoofothisoCourtopassedoinoCRA-S-2332-2023otitledoasoRafiqoKhano versusoStateoofoHaryanaoandoanother;orelevantowhereoforeadsoasounder:oo "10.o o Aso ano epilogueo too theo aboveo discussion,o theo followingo principlesoemerge:oo Io Second/successiveo regularo bailo petition(s)o filedo iso maintainableo ino lawo &o henceo sucho petitiono oughto noto too beo rejectedosolelyoonotheogroundoofomaintainabilityothereof.o o II.oo Sucho second/successiveo regularo bailo petition(s)o iso maintainableo whethero earliero petitiono waso dismissedo aso CRM-M-12271-2026o o P a g e o|o6o o o o withdrawn/dismissedo aso noto pressed/dismissedo foro non-prosecutionooroearlieropetitionowasodismissedoonomerits.oo o IIIo oForo theo second/successiveo regularo bailo petition(s)o too succeed,otheopetitioner/applicantoshallobeoessentially/pertinentlyo requiredo too showo substantialo changeo ino circumstanceso ando showingoofoaomereosuperficialooroostensibleochangeowouldonoto suffice.oTheometaphoricoexpressionoofoseekingosecond/successiveo bailo plea(s)o oughto noto beo abstractedo intoo literalo iterationso ofo petition(s)o withouto substantial,o effectiveo ando consequentialo changeoinocircumstances.oo o IVo oNooexhaustiveoguidelinesocanopossiblyobeolaidodownoasotoo whato wouldo constituteo substantialo changeo ino circumstanceso aso everyocaseohasoitsoownouniqueofacts/circumstance.oMakingosucho anoattemptoisonothingobutoanoutopianoendeavour.ooErgo,othisoissueo isobestoleftotootheojudicialowisdomoandodiscretionoofotheoCourto dealingowithosuchosecond/successiveoregularobailopetition(s).o Vo oIno caseo ao Courto chooseso too granto second/successiveo regularobailopetition(s),ocogentoandolucidoreasonsoareopertinentlyo requiredotoobeorecordedoforograntingosuchopleaodespiteosuchoao pleao beingo second/successiveo petition(s).o Ino othero words,o theo causeoforoaoCourtohavingosuccessfullyocountenanced/entertainedo suchosecond/successiveopetition(s)ooughtotoobeoreadilyoandoclearlyo decipherableofromotheosaidoorderopassed."o o o Aso pero custodyo certificateso filedo today,o theo petitionero haso undergoneo1oyear,o8omonthsoando18odaysoandoisoshownotoobeoinvolvedoino multipleo othero cases/FIRs.o However,o thiso factumo cannoto beo ao groundo sufficientobyoitself,otoodeclineotheoconcessionooforegularobailotootheopetitionero inotheoFIRoinoquestionowhenoaocaseoisomadeooutoforograntooforegularobailoquao theoFIRoinoquestionobyoratiocinatingouponotheofacts/circumstancesoofotheo saidoFIR.oRelianceoinothisoregardocanobeoplacedouponotheojudgmentoofotheo Hon'bleoSupremeoCourtoinoMaulanaoMohd.oAmiroRashadiov.oStateoofoU.P.o andoanother,o2012o(1)oRCRo(Criminal)o586;oaoDivisionoBenchojudgmentoofo theoHon'bleoCalcuttaoHighoCourtoinocaseoofoSridharoDasov.oState,o1998o(2)o RCRo(Criminal)o477o&ojudgmentsoofothisoCourtoinoCRM-MoNo.38822-2022otitledoasoAkhileshoSinghov.oStateoofoHaryana,odecidedoono29.11.2021,o andoBalrajov.oStateoofoHaryana,o1998o(3)oRCRo(Criminal)o191.o CRM-M-12271-2026 P a g e | 7

o o o "ufficeo too sa%,o theo furthero detentiono ofo theo petitionerso ino custod%oisonotore6uiredoinotheofactsoandocircu!stancesoofotheocase.ooo C.o o In view of the above, the petition is allowed. Petitioner is ordered to be released on regular bail on his furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the learned concerned CJM/Duty Magistrate. However, in addition to conditions that may be imposed by the concerned CJM/Duty Magistrate, the petitioner shall remain bound by the following conditions:-

(i) The petitioner shall not mis-use the liberty granted.

(ii) The petitioner shall not tamper with any evidence, oral or documentary, during the trial.

(iii) The petitioner shall not absent himself on any date before the trial.

(iv) The petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail.

(v) The petitioner shall deposit his passport, if any, with the trial Court.

(vi) The petitioner shall give his cell phone number to the Investigating Officer/SHO of concerned Police Station and shall not change his cell-phone number without prior permission of the trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate.

(vii) The petitioner shall not in any manner try to delay the trial. o *.o o 1nocaseoofo(reachoofoan%oofotheoaforesaidoconditionsoandothoseo whicho !a%o (eo i!posedo (%o concernedo 4DM/Dut%o Ma#istrateo aso directedo hereina(oveo oro upono showin#o an%o othero sufficiento cause,o theo "tate/co!plainantoshallo(eoatoli(ert%otoo!oveocancellationoofo(ailoofotheo petitioners.oo

3.oo o Erderedoaccordin#l%.oo CRM-M-12271-2026o o P a g e o|o8o o o o

10.o o Nothingosaidohereinaboveoshallobeoconstruedoasoanoexpressiono ofoopinionoonotheomeritsoofotheocase.oo

11.oo o Sinceotheomainocaseohasobeenodecided,opendingomiscellaneouso application,oifoany,oshalloalsoostandsodisposedooff.o o o o o o o o o o o o ooooooo o (SUMEEToGOEL) o oooooooooooooooooooooo o oooooooooooooooooooJUDGEo Marcho12,o2026o Naveeno o o o o o Whetherospeaking/reasoned:o o Yes/Noo o o o Whetheroreportable:o o o Yes/Noo o o o