IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

Cr.MMO No. : 1068 of 2025 Decided on : 04.12.2025

Vibhour Bhardwaj & Others H …Petitioners

Versus

State of Himachal Pradesh & Another …Respondents

Coram

The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Virender Singh, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?1

For the petitioner : Mr. Servedaman Rathore, Advocate.

For the respondents : Mr. Tejasvi Sharma, Additional

Advocate General, with Mr. Rohit Sharma & Ms. Avni Kochhar Mehta, Deputy Advocates General, for

respondent No.1.

h Mr. Dhananjay Sharma, Advocate,

for respondent No.2.

Virender Singh, Judge (oral)

Petitioners have filed the present petition, under

Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (hereinafter referred to as ‘BNSS’), for quashing of FIR No.81 of 2022, dated 24.12.2022 (hereinafter referred to as the FIR, in question), registered with Police Station, Renukaji, District Sirmaur, H.P., under Sections 498-A and 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code,

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

(hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’), as well as, the proceedings resultant thereto, which are stated to be pending before the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate Firs