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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
SANDEEP SHARMA
Raj Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Sandeep Sharma, J.
Bail petitioner namely Raj Kumar, who is behind bars since 21.09.2025, has approached this Court in the instant proceedings filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (hereinafter ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail in case FIR No.98 of 2025, dated 21.09.2025, under Sections 64 , 126 (2), 127 (2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (hereinafter ‘’), registered at Police Station Jhandutta, District Bilaspur, H.P.
2. Respondent-State has filed status report, perusal whereof reveals that on 21.09.2025, victim-prosecutrix (name held to protect her identity) lodged a compliant at Police Station Jhandutta, District Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, alleging therein that on 20.09.2025, while she had gone to Patwar Ghar for some work and thereafter, had to go to Bilaspur, one car bearing registration No.HP-89-2590 being driven by the bail-petitioner came from Jhandutta side. Victim-prosecutrix alleged that she boarded the afore car near Matla and when it reached near Village Kohina, the bail-petitioner started behaving indecently. She alleged that once vehicle reached four lane road, bail-petitioner kept on insisting to take his vehicle to nearby jungle, which
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