IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MMO No. 987 of 2024.

Date of Decision: 21th November, 2024.

Sher Singh & another .....Petitioners Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & others …..Respondents.

Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bipin Chander Negi, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?

For the Petitioners: Mr. Ankit Dhiman, Advocate.

For the Respondents: Mr. Diwakar Dev Sharma, Additional Advocate General, for respondents No.1 & 2/State.

Mr. Hemant Thakur, Advocate, for respondents No. 3 & 4.

Bipin Chander Negi, Judge (oral) .

By way of instant petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 for quashing of FIR No. 108 of 2017 dated 14.03.2017, under Sections 451, 323, 506, 504 read with Section 34 of IPC, as well as consequential proceedings pending before learned JMFC Paonta Sahib, District Sirmaur, H.P. Initially the said FIR was registered under Section 451 of IPC and on filing of challan Section 451 of IPC was converted into Section 452 of IPC

2. The averments contained in the petition, which is duly supported by an afÏdavit reveals that on 14.03.2017 complainant/respondent No.3 had got a FIR registered against the present petitioners under Sectio