Chamel Singh vs State of Himachal Pradesh

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2025 Supreme(HP) 614

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
Virender Singh, J
Chamel Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent

Advocate Appeared:
For the Applicant :Mr. Ajay Kochhar and Mr. V.S. Chauhan, Senior Advocates, with Mr. Anubhav Chopra and Mr. Arsh Chauhan, Advocates
For the Respondent:Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, with Mr. Varun Chandel, Additional Advocate General, and Mr. Rohit Sharma & Ms. Ranjana Patial, Deputy Advocates General, Mr. Subodh Bhatia, Advocate

JUDGMENT :

Virender Singh, J.

The above-noted applicants, by surrendering themselves to the custody of this Court, have filed these applications, under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as ‘ BNS S ’), seeking the relief of releasing them, on bail, during the pendency of the trial, in case FIR No. 10 of 2025, dated 22^nd February, 2025, registered under Sections 115 (2) , 190 and 191 (2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (hereinafter referred to as ‘ BNS ’) and Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as ‘SC&ST Act’), with Police Station Shillai, District Sirmaur, H.P.

2. According to the applicants, they are innocent persons and have falsely been named as accused persons, in the above-noted case, at the instance of the complainant, as, he has lodged a false FIR with ulterior motive to harass them.

3. It is the case of the applicants that there was a marriage of one Amit, s/o Shri Khattar Singh, who belongs to Scheduled Caste category, where, the applicants, alongwith other villagers, were also invited, and, the applicants, being respectable pers