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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRENDER SINGH
Shubham Sharma – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. filing of petition under section 482 cr.p.c. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. grounds for quashing fir presented (Para 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 3. state's contentions against the petition (Para 9 , 14) |
| 4. investigation status and prosecutorial arguments (Para 10 , 11) |
| 5. judicial review standards under section 482 (Para 12 , 23) |
| 6. precedents set by the supreme court (Para 21 , 22) |
| 7. assessment of specific allegations against the petitioner (Para 24 , 25 , 26) |
| 8. fir quashed and petition allowed (Para 27 , 28) |
JUDGMENT :
Virender Singh, J.
1. Petitioner Shubham Sharma has filed the present petition, under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Cr. P.C.) for quashing of FIR No. 74 of 2022, dated 4.5.2022, (hereinafter referred to as ‘the FIR in question’), registered under Sections 498A, 323, 406, 504 and 506 read with Section 34 of the INDIAN PENAL CODE (hereinafter referred to as ‘the IPC’), with Police Station, Amb, Tehsil Amb, District Una, H.P., as well as, the proceedings resultant thereto, stated to be pending before the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No. 1, Amb, District Una, H.P. (hereinafter referred to as ‘the t
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