IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

Cr.MP (M) No. 2264 of 2025

Reserved on: 04.11.2025

Decided on: 03.12.2025

Vijay Kumar ....Petitioner

Versus

State of Himachal Pradesh …Respondent

Coram u

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja, Judge

Whether approved for reporting?¹ Yes

For the petitioner: Mr. Ajay Kochhar, Senior Advocate with Mr.

Varun Chauhan & Ms. Swati Sharma,

Advocates.

For the respondent: Mr. Manoj Chauhan, Additional Advocate

General.

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Sushil Kukreja, Judge

The instant bail application has been filed by the petitioner

under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (for short “BNSS”) for grant of regular bail in case FIR No. 120 of 2023, dated 24.09.2023, under Sections 420 and 120B of Indian Penal Code (for short “IPC”), read with Section 59 of the HP Protection of Interest of Depositors Act, 1999 and Sections 21 and 23 of the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019, registered at Police Station

Palampur, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.

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

2. Brief facts of the case, as per the prosecution story, are that on the basis of written complaint made by