Saurabh Thakur vs State of Himachal Pradesh

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2025 Supreme(HP) 468

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
Mr. Justice Virender Singh, J
Saurabh Thakur – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent

Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Ashok Sharma, Senior Advocate, assisted by Mr. Vinod Chauhan and Ms. Anubhuti Sharma, Advocates
For the Respondent:Mr. Mohinder Zharaick, and Mr. H.S. Rawat, Additional Advocates General, with Mr. Rohit Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, assisted by ASI Piar Singh, Police Station West, Shimla, H.P.

JUDGMENT :

(Virender Singh, J.)

The above-titled bail applications are being disposed of by the common order, as, both the bail applications have been filed, in the same FIR, i.e. FIR No. 206 of 2024, dated 17^th November, 2024, registered under Sections 190 , 191 (2) , 191 (3), 298 , 324 (4) , 115 (2) , 351 (2), 79 , 118 (1) and 118 (2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (hereinafter referred to as ‘ BNS ’), with Police Station West, Shimla, District Shimla, H.P.

2. Apprehending their arrest in the above-noted FIR, these bail applications have been filed by the above- named applicants, under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (hereinafter referred to as ‘ BNSS ’), for passing a direction, in their favour, directing the Investigating Officer/police of Police Station West, District Shimla, H.P., to release them on bail, in the event of their arrest, in the above-noted FIR.

3. According to the applicants, they are innocent persons and have falsely been implicated, in this case, by the police. They have termed the case of the police, as false and frivolous.

4. It is the case of the applicants that the present FIR has been lodged against them purely on false and concocted grou