IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

Cr. MPM No. 2786 of 2025

Reserved on: 27.11.2025

Date of Decision: 02.12.2025

Munish Soni .…...Petitioner

Versus

State of Himachal Pradesh

…....

Respondent

Coram

Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting? No

For the Petitioner : Mr. Athrav Sharma, Advocate.

For the Respondent- : Mr. Lokender Kutlehria,

State Additional Advocate General,

with HC Sunny Sharma, IO, PS

Haroli, District Una,

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge

The petitioner has filed the present petition for

seeking pre-arrest bail in FIR No.97/25 dated 16.06.2025 registered at Police Station Haroli, Tehsil Haroli, District Una, H.P for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 64, 78, 351 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 (for short “BNS”) and Section 67 of the Information Technology Act,

2000 (for short “IT Act”).

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Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes.

2. It has been asserted that, as per the prosecution, the petitioner and the informant were in a consensual relationship. The petitioner refused to meet the. informant’s demand of ₹ 12,00,000/-, and she filed a false complaint against the petitioner. The