Supreme Court – Daily Orders
Parveen Malik @ Parveen Kumar Malik vs State Of Haryana on 24 April, 2026
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2026
(arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 4885/2026)
PARVEEN MALIK @ PARVEEN APPELLANT(S)
KUMAR MALIK
VERSUS
STATE OF HARYANA AND ANR. RESPONDENT(S)
O R D E R
1.Leave granted.
2. The appellant, Parveen Malik @ Parveen
Kumar Malik, is aggrieved by the
denial of regular bail by the High
Court of Punjab & Haryana at
Chandigarh, vide order dated
20.01.2026 passed in CRM-No.
61852/2025 (O&M). He seeks bail in
relation to First Information Report
(FIR) No. 37 dated 13.04.2023
Signature Not Verified registered with Women Police Station,
Digitally signed by
babita pandey
Date: 2026.04.24
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18:41:41 IST
Reason:
District – Jind, Haryana, for the
offences punishable under Sections
323, 341, 354A(1)(i), 354B, 354C,
354D, 376, 385, 386, 452, 506, 509 and
511 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860,
and Sections 66, 67A of the
Information Technology Act, 2000.
3.The appellant, Parveen Malik @ Parveen
Kumar Malik, has been in custody since
10.09.2023.
4. The State of Haryana filed its counter
affidavit. It reflects that only 2 out
of the 22 listed witnesses have been
examined till date. There is, thus, no
possibility of the trial concluding
any time in the near future.
5. The complainant, respondent No. 2, is
represented by learned counsel, but he
states that he would not be filing a
counter affidavit/reply on her behalf.
He further states that the Court may
go by the cross-examination of
respondent No. 2, before the trial
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Court.
6.Taking the said cross-examination into
account, we are of the opinion that no
grounds are made out for continued
incarceration of the appellant,
Parveen Malik @ Parveen Kumar Malik,
pending conclusion of the trial.
7.Accordingly, we accept the present
appeal and direct that the appellant,
Parveen Malik @ Parveen Kumar Malik,
shall be released on bail in
connection with the aforestated FIR on
such appropriate terms and conditions
as may be fixed by the trial Court.
8.In addition thereto, the appellant,
Parveen Malik @ Parveen Kumar Malik,
shall not intimidate or attempt to
influence any witness during the
course of the trial. He shall not
approach the complainant, respondent
No. 2, or seek to contact her through
any other family member.
9.Further, the appellant, Parveen Malik
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@ Parveen Kumar Malik, shall cooperate
during the course of the trial and
shall not delay the proceedings
therein.
10.The impugned order is set aside and
the appeal is allowed in the
aforestated terms.
11.We clarify that we have not made any
observations/comments on the merits of
the case and any observation made in
this order is meant only for the
limited purpose of grant of bail.
12.Pending application(s), if any, shall
stand disposed of.
………………….J.
(SANJAY KUMAR)
………………….J.
(K. VINOD CHANDRAN)
NEW DELHI;
APRIL 24, 2026.
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ITEM NO.6 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(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.)
No. 4885/2026
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order
dated 20-01-2026 in CRM-M No. 61852/2025 passed
by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at
Chandigarh]
PARVEEN MALIK @ PARVEEN KUMAR MALIK Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
STATE OF HARYANA & ANR. Respondent(s)
(FOR ADMISSION and IA No. 83799/2026 – EXEMPTION
FROM FILING O.T.)
Date : 24-04-2026 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. Sanjay Jain, AOR
Mr. Sunny Sachin Rawat, Adv.
Mr. Amber Jain, Adv.
For Respondent(s) :
Dr. Hemant Gupta, A.A.G.
Mr. Akshay Amritanshu, AOR
Ms. Payal Gupta, Adv.
Mr. Varun Goel, Adv.
Mr. Rony John, Adv.
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Mr. Sarthak Srivastava, Adv.
Mr. Mayur Goyal, Adv.
Ms. Nitikaa Guptha, Adv.
Ms. Niharika Dhawan, Adv.
Mr. Akash Aggarwal, Adv.
Mr. Shishir Pinaki, AOR
Mr. D. Mahesh Babu, Adv.
Mr. Dhanaeswar Gudapalli, Adv.
Mr. Satyeyu Veer, Adv.
Mr. Bamandla Venkatesh, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel, the Court made the following
O R D E RLeave granted.
In terms of the signed order, it is directed
that the appellant, Parveen Malik @ Parveen Kumar
Malik, shall be released on bail in connection
with First Information Report (FIR) No. 37 dated
13.04.2023 registered with Women Police Station,
District – Jind, Haryana, for the offences
punishable under Sections 323, 341, 354A(1)(i),
354B, 354C, 354D, 376, 385, 386, 452, 506, 509 and
511 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and Sections
66, 67A of the Information Technology Act, 2000,
on such appropriate terms and conditions as may be
fixed by the trial Court.
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The appeal is allowed in terms of the signed
order.
Pending application(s), if any, shall stand
disposed of.
(BABITA PANDEY) (PREETI SAXENA)
AR-cum-PS COURT MASTER (NSH)
(Signed order is placed on the file)
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