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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
RAKESH KAINTHLA
Balwinder Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent
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| 1. circumstantial evidence prima facie links petitioners to offence. (Para 2 , 3 , 12) |
| 2. petitioners deny involvement; state stresses interrogation needs. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. pre-arrest bail extraordinary, granted only exceptionally. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. custodial interrogation essential before pre-arrest bail. (Para 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 5. concealment of criminal history bars bail relief. (Para 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 6. criminal antecedents preclude pre-arrest bail grant. (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25) |
| 7. direct high court approach bypasses sessions court. (Para 26 , 27 , 28) |
| 8. pre-arrest bail petitions dismissed. (Para 29 , 30) |
Judgment :
Rakesh Kainthla, J.
The petitioners have filed the present petitions for seeking pre-arrest bail in FIR No. 80 of 2025, dated 06.09.2025, registered at Police Station Fatehpur, District Kangra, H.P., for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 303(2) read with Section 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 41 and 42 of the Indian Forest Act.
2. It has been asserted that the police registered the FIR on the complaint of one Brahm Singh, Beat Incharge, Forest Block Fatehpur on the allegations that Khair trees were
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Anticipatory bail is an extraordinary remedy, granted sparingly in serious cases, and requires compliance with court conditions; failure to do so can lead to rejection of bail applications.
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