IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MMO No. : 813 of 2025 Decided on : 23.09.2025 Aradhaya Sharma & Others …Petitioners Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Another …Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Virender Singh, Judge.

Whether approvedo for reporting?1 For the petitioner : Mr. Surinder Saklani, Advocate.

For the respondent : Mr. Tejasvi Sharma, Additional Advocate General with Mr. Rohit Sharma and Ms. Ranjna Patial, Deputy Advocates General.

Virender Singh, Judge (Oral)

Petitioners have filed the present petition, under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the 'BNSS'), for quashing of FIR No.30 of 2024, dated 08.08.2024, registered, under Sections 77, 351 (1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the BNS), Section 12 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act

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

(hereinafter referred to as the POCSO Act) and Section 67(A) of the Information Technology Act (hereinafter referred to as the IT Act), with Women Police Station Dharamshala, District Kangra, as well as, the proceedings resultant thereto, pending b