IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr.MMO No. 931 of 2022 Reserved on: 05.01.2023 Decided on: 07.01.2023 _______________________________________________________________

Vinod Kumar ......Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others …...Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Satyen Vaidya, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?1 Yes For the petitioner: Mr. Anuj Gupta, Advocate.

For the respondents: Mr. Manoj Chauhan and Mr.

Varun Chandel, Additional Advocate Generals, for respondent No.1.

Mr. Prikshit Sharma, Advocate, vice Mr. Vipin Pandit, Advocate, for respondents No. 2 and 3.

Satyen Vaidya, Judge.

By way of instant petition, a prayer has been made to quash FIR No.133 of 2015, dated 20.8.2015, registered at Police Station Sadar, Solan, District Solan, H.P. under Sections 406 and 420 of IPC and consequent criminal proceedings arising therefrom.

1Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes.

2. It is averred in the petition that late Sh. Jaskaran Bir Singh, predecessor-in-interest of respondents No. 2 and 3 had lodged an FIR No. 133 of 2015 against the petitioner at Police Station Sadar, Solan, H.P. After investigation, the challan was presented