IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA th ON THE 13 DAY OF JULY, 2022 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIVEK SINGH THAKUR CRIMINAL MISC. PETITION (MAIN) U/S 482 CRPC No. 246 OF 2021 Between:-

AMAN KUMAR BHARDWAJ SON OF SH.PANKAJ BHARDWAJ, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DADI BHOLA, PEERSTHAN NALAGARH, DISTRICT SOLAN, HIMACHAL PRADESH. ….PETITIONER (BY SH. B.C. NEGI, SENIOR ADVOCATE, ALONGWITH MR.PRANAY PRATAP SINGH, ADVOCATE.)

AND

1. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH THROUGH DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, NIGAM VIHAR, CHOTTA SHIMLA, SHIMLA, HIMACHAL PRADESH 171002.

2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE SHIMLA, THE MALL ROAD, RAM BAZAR SHIMLA, HIMACHAL PRADESH 171001.

3. ASHUTOSH GARG, DIRECTOR INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY, SHOGHI BYEPASS, BASANT VIHAR, MEHLI, SHIMLA, HIMACHAL PRADESH. ….RESPONDENTS (BY SH. HEMANT VAID, ADDITIONAL ADVOCATE GENERAL.)

Whether approved for Reporting? Yes.

Reserved on: 27.6.2022 Decided on: 13.7.2022 This petition coming on for pronouncement this day, the Court passed the following:

O R D E R

Petitioner, invoking the provisions of Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short “Cr.P.C.”), has approached this Court for quashing FIR No. 51 of 2021, dated 7.5.2021, registered in Po