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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
SANDEEP SHARMA
Parmjit Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of H.P. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SANDEEP SHARMA, J.
1. By way of instant petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, prayer has been made on behalf of the petitioner for quashing of FIR No.217 of 2023, dated 18.09.2023, under Sections 420, 468 and 120-B of IPC, registered at police Station, Sadar, District Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh as well as consequent proceedings pending adjudication in the competent court of law.
2. Precisely, the facts of the case, as emerge from the record are that FIR sought to be quashed came to be instituted against the petitioner, who at the relevant time was Sub-Inspector in the office of Superintendent of Police, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, alleging therein that though petitioner was not entitled to House Rent Allowance, as he was living in his own house within the radius of 5 KM from the office of Superintendent of Police, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, but yet in connivance with co-accused Manju Devi, who was also working as Clerk in the office of Superintendent of Police, Bilaspur, he fraudulently got his name inserted in the order dated 17.11.2018, issued under the signatures of Superintendent of Police, Bilaspur, District Bi
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