IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr.MMO No. 1140 of 2025 Decided on : 26.11.2025 Vijay Pal @ Anku H …Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Orso. …Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Virender Singh, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting? ¹ For the petitioner : Mr. Digvijay Singh, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Varun Chandel, Mr. H.S.

Rawat, Mr. Mohinder Zharaick, Additional A.G., with Ms. Ranjana Patial, Deputy A.G., for the respondent-State.

Virender Singh, Judge (oral).

Petitioner–Vijay Pal @ Anku 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. 45/2025, dated 27.03.2025, (hereinafter referred to as ‘FIR in question’) registered under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as

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

the ‘POCSO Act’), with Police Station Gaggal, District Kangra, H.P., 2. The relief of quashing has mainly been sought on the ground that the child victim, when appeared in the witness box, has not supportedf the case of the prosecution. Not onl