IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr.MMO No.298 of 2024 Reserved on : 14.11.2024 Decided on : 22.11.2024 Ms. D (victim) & Ors. Petitioners Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. …Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Virender Singh, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹Yes For the petitioners : Mr. V.S. Chauhan, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Anirudh Sharma, Advocate.

For the respondents : Mr. Mohinder Zharaick, Mr.

H.S. Rawat, Additional Advocates General and Ms. Ranjana Patial, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents No.1 and 2/State. Mr. Vivek Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.3.

Virender Singh, Judge Petitioners have filed the present petition, under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter

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

referred to as ‘CrPC’), for quashing of FIR No.60/2023, dated 12.06.2023 (hereinafter referred to as the FIR, in question), registered with Police Station Dharampur, District Solan, under Sections 376 of the Indian Penal Code, (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’) and Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘POCSO Act’).

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