IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr.MMO No.993 of 2024 Reserved on : 24.12.2024 Decided on : 31.12.2024 Ganesh …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. …Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Virender Singh, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner : None.

For the respondents : Mr. H.S. Rawat and Mr.

Mohinder Zharaick, Additional Advocates General for respondent No.1.

Mr. Ashish Verma, Advocate for respondents No.3 and 4.

Virender Singh, Judge Petitioner has filed the present petition, under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as ‘BNSS’), for quashing of FIR No.65 of 2023, dated 06.08.2023, (hereinafter referred to

1 Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes.

as the FIR, in question), registered with Police Station Tissa, District Chamba, H.P., under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’) and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘POCSO Act’), as well as, proceedings resultant thereto, which are stated to be pending, before the Court of learned Sessions Judge, Cha