IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

Cr. MMO No. : 442 of 202 2 Reserved on : 0 8 .09.2025 Decided on : 05.12.2025

Vikram Singh …Petitioner

Versus

State of H.P. & Others o…Respondents

Coram

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

Whether approved for reporting?¹ Yes

For the petitioners : Mr. N.S. Chandel, Senior

Advocate with Mr. Rajesh Kumar Sharma and Mr. Vishal

Verma,Advocates.

For the respondent : Mr. Rohit Sharma, and Ms.

Ranjna Patial, Deputy

h Advocates General, for

respondents No.1 and 2.

Mr. Hemant Vaid & Mr. Yudhvir Singh Thakur,

Advocates, for respondent No.

3.

Virender Singh, Judge

Petitioner Vikram Singh has filed the present

petition, under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as ‘Cr.P.C.’), for quashing of FIR No.143, dated 12.09.2019, (hereinafter referred to as the FIR, in question) registered, under Sections 376 and

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

506 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as the IPC’) and Section 3(1) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the SCST Act’), with Police Station Manali, District K