Punjab and Haryana High Court
CRM-M/24776/2026 of DALJEET ALIAS JALJEET Vs STATE OF HARYANA on 17 July 2026
-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 206 CRM-M-24776-2026 Date of decision : 17.07.2026 DALJEET ALIAS JALJEET ... PETITIONER Versus STATE OF HARYANA .. RESPONDENT CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL Present:- Mr. Pardeep Singh Poonia, Senior Advocate with Mr.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH
Date of decision : 17.07.2026
DALJEET ALIAS JALJEET
... PETITIONER
Versus
STATE OF HARYANA
.. RESPONDENT
CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL
Present:-
Mr. Pardeep Singh Poonia, Senior Advocate with Mr. Pulkit Dhanda, Advocate, Mr. Mukul Malik, Advocate, Mr. Gaurav Lamba, Advocate and Mr. Dharampal, Advocate and Mr. Yudhveer Hooda, Advocate for the petitioner.
Mr. Vijay Kumar, AAG, Haryana.
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H.S. Grewal, J.(Oral)
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1. The present petition has been filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (erstwhile Section 439 Cr.P.C.) seeking regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No. 357 dated 15.11.2025, registered under Section 111(2)(a) of BNS, 2023 and Section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station Sadar, Hansi, District Hisar, Haryana.
2. The case of the prosecution is that a secret information has been received to the effect that the petitioner-Daljeet @ Jaljeet, is a dangerous and habitual offender who has emerged as the leader of an organised criminal gang. It was alleged that the petitioner along with his associates, namely Sikander @ Fauji, Kuldeep @ K.D., Subhash @ Bhasa, Raj Kumar @ Goliya, Naresh, Surender @ Jhanda and Dharambir @ Gholu @ Bacchi, had been continuously indulging in serious offences such as murder, attempt to murder, robbery,
Chandigarh dacoity, extortion, illegal firing, vehicle theft, gambling and other unlawful activities. It is further alleged that the petitioner was the mastermind of the gang, who issued directions to its members, extorted money from property dealers, transporters and businessmen, grabbed land, supplied illegal weapons and created an atmosphere of fear for illegal financial gain. It was also alleged that several criminal cases had already been registered against the gang members, thereby attracting the provisions relating to organised crime under Section 111 of BNS, 2023.
3. Learned Senior counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated solely on the basis of vague secret information and no specific overt act has been attributed to him. It is submitted that no recovery has been effected from the petitioner and the essential ingredients constituting the offence of organised crime under Section 111 of BNS, 2023 are not satisfied, as there is no material on record to establish the existence of any continuing unlawful activity or an organised crime syndicate. It is further submitted that the said provision has been invoked solely on account of the conviction of the petitioner in a case pertaining to the year 2016, which is much prior to the enactment of the provisions of BNS, 2023. He also submits that the petitioner is in custody for the last more than 07 months & 26 days. He, therefore, prays for release of the petitioner on regular bail as the trial is likely to take a long time because none of the prosecution witness has been examined so far.
4. Notice of motion.
5. On the asking of the Court, Mr. Vijay Kumar, AAG, Haryana, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent and vehemently opposes the prayer
Chandigarh for grant of regular bail to the petitioner. He has filed the custody certificate in Court, which is taken on record. As per the custody certificate, the petitioner is in custody for the last more than 07 months & 26 days. He, upon instructions, submits that none of the prosecution witness has been examined so far.
6. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.
7. In view of the above submissions of learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the facts that the petitioner is in custody for the last more than 07 months & 26 days and that the trial is likely to take a long time to conclude as none of the prosecution witness has been examined so far, therefore, this Court deems it appropriate to grant the concession of regular bail to the petitioner during the pendency of the trial as the continuous detention of the petitioner would not serve the ends of justice.
8. Therefore, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the instant petition is allowed. The petitioner is ordered to be released on regular bail on his furnishing requisite bail bonds, surety bonds to the satisfaction of the learned trial Court/Duty Magistrate/Chief Judicial Magistrate concerned.
9. However, it is made clear that in case the petitioner misuses the concession of bail, the State/complainant would be at liberty to seek cancellation of his bail.
(H.S.GREWAL) July 17, 2026
JUDGE Sonia
Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No
Whether reportable
: Yes/No
Chandigarh