Ravinder Kali @ Rajput v. State of Haryana

o o o o oo INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAoATo CHANDIGARHo o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o 217o o o o o o ooCRM-M-68498-2025o(O&M)o o o o ooDateoofodecision:oo17.02.2026o o o o Dateoofouploading:oo17.02.2026o o o RavinderoKalio@oRajputo o o o ....Petitioneroo o V/so o StateoofoHaryanaooo o o o o o ....Respondento o CORAM:oo HON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoSUMEEToGOELo Present:oo Mr.oSandeepoSaini,oAdvocateoforotheopetitioner.oo o o o o Ms.oPriyankaoSadar,oSr.oDAG,oHaryana.o o o o oo *****o SUMEEToGOEL,oJ.o(ORAL)oo o

1.o o PresentopetitionohasobeenofiledounderoSectiono483oofoBNSSoforo grantooforegularobailotootheopetitioneroinocaseobearingoFIRoNo.257odatedo

21.09.2014o registeredo foro offenceso punishableo undero Sections,o 148/149/323/427/307/452o IPCo &o Sectionso 25/54/59o ofo theo Armso Act,o PoliceoStationoChandimandir,oDistrictoPanchkula.oo

2.oo o TheogravamenoofotheoFIRoinoquestionoisothatoono20.09.2014,otheo policeoreceivedoinformationothatocertainomiscreantsohadoattackedotheoownerso ofoDarkoKnightoCaf?osituatedoonoMornioRoadowithoswordsoandodandasoando hadofiredouponothemowithoanointentionotookill.oUponoreceiptoofotheosaido CRM-M-68498-2025o(O&M)o o P a g e o|o2o o o o information,otheopoliceoofficialsoreachedotheospotoandofoundotheogateoofotheo restauranto closed.o Theyo furthero receivedo informationo thatooneoKapilo hado beeno admittedo too Alchemisto Hospital,o Sectoro 21,o Panchkula,o havingo sustainedoinjuriesoinotheoincident.oTheomedicaloruqqaowasocollectedoandotheo policeoproceededotootheohospital,owhereotheostatementoofotheoinjuredowaso recordedo ono 21.09.2014o aftero obtainingo medicalo opiniono regardingo hiso fitnessotoomakeoaostatement.ooComplainantoKapilostatedothatoheohadobeeno runningo Darko Knighto Caf?o sinceo 12.09.2014o alongo witho hiso partners,o namelyoRajaoBhaiya,oNikhiloandohimself.oAsoperoroutine,oheowasopresentoato theo restauranto ato abouto 2:50o a.m.o ono 20.09.2014o alongo witho hiso friendso Gaurav,o Raghav,o Vishan,o Nikhil,o Rajao Bhaiyao ando Ravi.o Ato abouto 3:00o a.m.,owhileoheowasoconversingoonohisomobileophone,o10–12oboysoarrivedoino VernaoandoScorpioovehiclesoandoenteredotheorestaurant.oHeoidentifiedosomeo ofo themo aso personso ofo criminalo antecedents,o includingo Montyo Shaho ando Shonki,owhoowereoarmedowithopistols,oandoPisa,oKaliya,oParry,oMani,oJanedo andoDaman,owhoowereoarmedowithoswordsoandobaseballobats.oItowasoallegedo thato Montyo Shaho ando Shonkio firedo shotso witho ano intentiono too kill.o Theo complainanto ando hiso companionso attemptedo too escape;o however,o Kapil,o RaghavoandoGauravosustainedoinjuries,owhileoothersofled.ooItowasofurthero allegedo thato theo assailantso proclaimedo thato theyo hado comeo too killo theo complainant,o whoo waso apprehendedo byo Daman,o Lakshayo ando Kaliya,o residentsoofoChandigarh.oTheocomplainantostatedothatothereohadobeenoaoprioro disputeobetweenotheoassailantsoandohisofriendoSuniloBhanotoaboutoaoyearo earlier,o whicho hado ledo too ao grudge.o Heo allegedo thato beforeo fleeing,o theo assailantsosnatchedohisomobileophone,omoney,ogoldochainoandogoldoearring,o CRM-M-68498-2025o(O&M)o o P a g e o|o3o o o o setoablazeohisofriend'socar,oandocausedodamageotootheorestaurant.oBelievingo himotoobeodead,otheyofledotheoscene.oRaghavoandoGauravothereafterogotohimo admittedotootheohospital.ooDuringoinvestigation,otheopoliceorecoveredoaoliveo cartridge,otwooemptyocartridgesoandobloodstainedosandofromotheospot.oAso pero theo medico-legalo report,o theo complainanto hado sustainedo injurieso includingoaogunshotowoundoandofracturesoofotheotibia,opatella,ohandsoando foot.oAoSpecialoInvestigationoTeamo(SIT)owasoconstituted.oOno06.01.2015,o accusedo Manmeeto Singho @o Pisao waso arrestedo ando madeo ao disclosureo statemento allegingo thato theo attacko waso carriedo outo ato theo instanceo ofo Inderpreeto @o Parryo too takeo revenge.o Theo placeo ofo occurrenceo waso demarcatedoandoaoScorpioovehicleoalongowithoanoironorodowasorecovered.o Uponomedicaloopinion,oSectiono326oIPCowasoadded.ooSubsequently,oonotheo basisoofodisclosureostatementsomadeoinoanotherocase,oAmandeepoJoshio@o Rajbiro Joshio waso arrestedo ono 19.02.2015,o ando heo namedo Vineeto Saini,o ManpreetoSingho@oManioandoKarmanjeetoSingho@oRanaoasoco-accused.o Baseballo batso ando ao dandao usedo ino theo occurrenceo wereo recovered.o Inderpreeto @o Parryo waso arrestedo ono 19.03.2015o ando disclosedo thato theo complainantohadoallegedlyosetohisoVernaocaroonofireoinoAugusto2014,oandoino orderotooavengeotheosame,oheoalongowithohisoassociatesoconspiredotooattacko theo complainant.o Heo alsoo namedo Montyo Shah,o Manmeeto Singho @o Pisa,o Amandeepo Joshio @o Rajbir,o Manpreeto Singho @o Mani,o Vineeto Saini,o KarmanjeetoSingh,oAtinderoPaloSingho@oGamano@oDamanoandoRavindero Singho@oKaliyao@oKali.oItowasofurtheroallegedothatoheohadoconspiredowitho LawrenceoBishnoiowhileoinojail,opursuantotoowhichoassociatesowereosentotoo executeo theo attack.o Accordingly,o Sectiono 120-Bo IPCo waso added.o Theo CRM-M-68498-2025o(O&M) P a g e | 4

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¶3Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was initially arrested on 28.04.2015 whereinafter he was extended the concession of regular bail by this Court on 02.12.2016 AAnneFureoP-2). The petitioner continued to appear before the concerned trial Court till May, 2017 whereinafter he could not appear due to mis-communication between him and his counsel appearing before the trial court and subsequently the petitioner was declared a proclaimed offender on 06.10.2017. =earnedocounseloappearin$oforotheopetitioner has further argued that the petitioner came to be re-arrested on 31.08.2020 and is in continuous custody since then. Thus, regular bail is prayed for.

¶4=earnedo Stateo counsel has vehemently opposed the present petition by arguing that the allegations raised are serious in nature and, hence, the petitioner does not deserve the concession of regular bail. =earnedo Stateo counselo seekso too placeo ono recordo custodyo certificateo datedo +).,(.(,(Doino.ourt,o4hichoisotakenoonorecord.o

¶5I have heard counsel for the parties and have gone through the CRM-M-68498-2025o(O&M)o o P a g e o|o5o o o o

6.o o Itoisonotoinodisputeothatotheopetitionerocameotoobeoarrestedoono

28.04.2015owhereinafteroheowasograntedotheoconcessionooforegularobailobyo thisoCourtoono02.12.2016.ooThoughotheopetitioneroisostatedotoobeoabscondedo fromo May,o 2017o tillo August,o 2020,o theo petitionero haso sufferedo totalo incarcerationo foro ao periodo ofo moreo thano 5o yearso &o 5o months.o Ino theo consideredoopinionoofothisoCourtonoousefulopurposeowouldobeoservedobyo furtherodetentionoofotheopetitioner.ooTheorivalocontentionsoraisedoatoBarogiveo riseotoodebatableoissues,owhichoshallobeoratiocinatedouponoduringotheocourseo ofotrial.oThisoCourtodoesonotodeemoitoappropriateotoodelveodeepointootheseo rivalo contentions,o ato thiso stage,o lesto ito mayo prejudiceo theo trial.o Nothingo tangibleo haso beeno broughto forwardo too indicateo theo likelihoodo ofo theo petitioneroabscondingofromotheoprocessoofojusticeoorointerferingowithotheo prosecutionoevidence.o o

6.1.o o Indubitably,otheopresentopetitionoisotheothirdoattemptoonobehalfo ofotheopetitioneroforosecuringoregularobail.ooTheolastooneobearingono.oCRM-M-29395-2025owasodismissedoasowithdrawnoono26.11.2025o(AnnexureoP-12).ooHowever,okeepingoinoviewotheoentiretyoofofactsoandocircumstanceoofo theocaseoinohandoespeciallyokeepingoinoviewotheoextendedocustodyoandopaceo ofotrial,othisoCourtoisoinclinedotoofavourablyoconsiderotheoinstantopleaoforo bail.oAoprofitableoreference,oinothisoregard,ocanobeomadeotooaojudgmentoofo thisoCourtopassedoinoCRA-S-2332-2023otitledoasoRafiqoKhanoversusoStateo ofoHaryanaoandoanother;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 CRM-M-68498-2025o(O&M)o o P a g e o|o6o o o o o II.oo Sucho second/successiveo regularo bailo petition(s)o iso maintainableo whethero earliero petitiono waso dismissedo aso 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

6.2.o o Asoperotheocustodyocertificateodatedo15.02.2026ofiledobyotheo learnedoStateocounsel,otheopetitionerohasosufferedoincarcerationoforo5oyears,o 5o monthso &o 16o dayso ando iso showno too beo involvedo ino multipleo othero cases/FIRs.ooHowever,othisofactumocannotobeoaogroundosufficientobyoitself,o toodeclineotheoconcessionooforegularobailotootheopetitioneroinotheoFIRoino questionowhenoaocaseoisomadeooutoforograntooforegularobailoquaotheoFIRoino questiono byo ratiocinatingo upono theo facts/circumstanceso ofo theo saido FIR.o RelianceoinothisoregardocanobeoplacedouponotheojudgmentoofotheoHon'bleo SupremeoCourtoinoMaulanaoMohd.oAmiroRashadiov.oStateoofoU.P.oando another,o2012o(1)oRCRo(Criminal)o586;oaoDivisionoBenchojudgmentoofotheo Hon'bleoCalcuttaoHighoCourtoinocaseoofoSridharoDasov.oState,o1998o(2)o RCRo(Criminal)o477o&ojudgmentsoofothisoCourtoinoCRM-MoNo.38822-CRM-M-68498-2025o(O&M) P a g e | 7

o 2022otitledoasoA-hileshoSin.hov.oStateoofoHaryana!odecidedoono(-.++.(,(+,o ando/alratiov.oStateoofoHaryana!o"))&o#3$oRCRo#Criminal$o")".oo Suffice to say, the further detention of the petitioner in custody is not required in the facts and circumstances of the case.

¶7The 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.

¶8In case of breach of any of the aforesaid conditions and those which may be imposed by concerned CJM/Duty Magistrate as directed hereinabove or upon showing any other sufficient cause, the CRM-M-68498-2025o(O&M) P a g e | 8

o State/complainant shall be at liberty to move cancellation of bail of the petitioner.

¶9Ordered accordingly.

¶10Nothing said hereinabove shall be construed as an expression of opinion on the merits of the case.

¶11Since the main case has been decided, pending miscellaneous application, if any, shall also stands disposed off.

(SUMEET GOEL) JUDGE February 17, 2026 +aveen