IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRENDER SINGH
Maninder Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Virender Singh, J.
1. Applicant-Maninder Kumar has filed the present bail application, under Section 482 of theBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (hereinafter referred to as ‘BNSS’) on the ground that he is apprehending his arrest, in Case FIR No. 3 of 2025, dated 15th January, 2025, registered under Sections 64(2), 69, 352 and 324 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (hereinafter referred to as ‘BNS’), with Police Station Janjehali, Tehsil Thunag, District Mandi, H.P.
2. By way of the present applicant, the applicant has sought the indulgence of this Court, to direct the Investigating Officer/police of Police Station Janjehali, to release him on bail, in the event of his arrest, in the above-noted case.
3. The relief, as claimed in the application, has been sought on the ground that the police is pressing hard by calling him to the Police Station in connection with the complaint, made by the complainant, in this case.
4. According to the applicant, the said case has falsely been registered against him and he has nothing to do with the allegations, as levelled against him.
5. As per the applicant, he is being blackmailed by the complainant, in this case.
6. The relief has also been s
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Pre-trial punishment is prohibited under law; bail cannot be denied without evidence necessitating custodial interrogation.
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