IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN SHARMA
Rohit – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Ranjan Sharma, J.
Petitioner has come up before this Court under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (in short “BNSS”) for grant of interim/ temporary bail in connection with FIR No.22/2024 registered vide dated 07.02.2024 at Police Station, Paonta Sahib, District Sirmour, H.P. under Sections 363, 376 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 4 and6 of the POCSO Act, 2012.
2. Instant application, for interim/temporary bail has been filed on the ground that petitioner is in custody since 07.02.2024 and he had filed an application for regular bail i.e. Cr.MP(M) No.460/2024, in Re: Rohit Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh which was dismissed by Coordinate Bench of this Court on 02.07.2024 [Annexure P-1. After dismissal of earlier bail application, the Second Bail application i.e. Cr.MP(M) No.2554/2024 which was also dismissed by Coordinate Bench of this Court on 29.11.2024 [Annexure P-2]. After dismissal of second bail application on 29.11.2024, the petitioner filed an appeal before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No.427/2025 [Annexure P-4], on which notice was issued for 17.01.2025 and the claim for regular bail i
The purpose of bail is reformative, allowing participation in significant family events, and denial should not be punitive.
The court considered the familial obligations and previous grant of bail as significant factors in granting the interim bail for attending the sister's marriage.
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