Supreme Court – Daily Orders
Manohar Singh vs State Of Haryana on 23 February, 2026
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2026
(arising out of SLP(Crl.) No. 17915 of 2025)
MANOHAR SINGH APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
STATE OF HARYANA RESPONDENT(S)
O R D E R
Leave granted.
The appellant, Manohar Singh, is
aggrieved by the denial of anticipatory bail
by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at
Chandigarh, vide order dated 16.10.2025
passed in CRM-M No. 58583/2025 (O&M), in
connection with First Information Report
(FIR) No. 148/2024 dated 30.05.2024
registered with Police Station – Julana,
District – Jind, Haryana, for the offences
punishable under Sections 15(c), 27A and 29
of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Signature Not Verified
Digitally signed by
Deepak Guglani
Date: 2026.02.23
Substances Act, 1985.
17:07:04 IST
Reason:
By order dated 10.11.2025, this Court
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granted protection from arrest to the
appellant, Manohar Singh, subject to the
condition that he joins and cooperates with
the investigation in relation to the
aforestated FIR.
The State of Haryana filed a counter
affidavit, wherein it is stated that,
pursuant to the order passed by this Court,
the appellant joined the investigation on
09.01.2026 and made his disclosure
statement.
Though it is contended before us that
the appellant, Manohar Singh, is the kingpin
and he is the one responsible for the
commission of the offence, it is an admitted
position that no recoveries have been made
pursuant to the so-called disclosure
statement of the appellant. The name of the
appellant was not even mentioned in the FIR.
It is also admitted that the appellant has
no past criminal antecedents and he is not a
proclaimed offender. Except for the
statement made by the co-accused implicating
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the appellant and his own disclosure
statement, the State has no other
independent evidence as on date to clearly
link the appellant with the offences alleged
under the subject FIR.
In such circumstances, we find no
grounds made out to deny relief to the
appellant, Manohar Singh.
The appeal is, accordingly, allowed,
setting aside the impugned order dated
16.10.2025.
In the event of the arrest of the
appellant, Manohar Singh, in connection with
aforestated FIR, he shall be released on
bail forthwith on such appropriate terms and
conditions as may be fixed by the Special
Court.
The appellant shall also abide by the
conditions stipulated in Section 482(2) of
the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,
2023.
We clarify that we have not made any
observations/comments on the merits of the
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case and any observation made in this order
is meant only for the limited purpose of
grant of anticipatory bail.
Pending application(s), if any, shall
also stand disposed of.
. . . . . . . .. . . . ,J
[SANJAY KUMAR]
. . . .. . . . . . . .,J
[K. VINOD CHANDRAN]
NEW DELHI;
FEBRUARY 23, 2026.
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ITEM NO.2 COURT NO.12 SECTION II-B
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No. 17915/2025
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 16-10-2025
in CRM-M No. 58583/2025 passed by the High Court of Punjab &
Haryana at Chandigarh]
MANOHAR SINGH Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
STATE OF HARYANA Respondent(s)
Date : 23-02-2026 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRANFor Petitioner(s) :
Mr. Divyesh Pratap Singh, AOR
Ms. Savita Devi, Adv.
Mr. Gaurav Gupta, Adv.
For Respondent(s) :
Mr. Justine George, A.A.G.
Mr. Samar Vijay Singh, AOR
Ms. Sabarni Som, Adv.
Mr. Aman Dev Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Keshav Mittal, Adv.
Mr. Gaj Singh, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E RLeave granted.
The appeal is allowed, setting aside the impugned order dated
16.10.2025, in terms of the signed order.
In the event of the arrest of the appellant, Manohar Singh, in
connection with First Information Report (FIR) No. 148/2024 dated
30.05.2024 registered with Police Station – Julana, District –
Jind, Haryana, for the offences punishable under Sections 15(c),
27A and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,
1985, he shall be released on bail forthwith on such appropriate
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terms and conditions as may be fixed by the Special Court.
The appellant shall also abide by the conditions stipulated in
Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of.
(DEEPAK GUGLANI) (PREETI SAXENA)
AR-cum-PS COURT MASTER (NSH)
(signed orders is placed on the file)
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