IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

Cr. Revision No. 720 of 20P24

Reserved on: 22.11.2025.

Date of Decision: 18.12..2025.

Varinder Singh ...Petitioner

Versus

Nirmala Devi & Anr. ...Respondents

Coram

Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹ Yes.

For the Petitioner : Mr Vivek Thakur, Advocate,

vice Mr Abhishek Sharma,

Advocate.

For the Respondents : Mr Bhim Raj Sharma,

Advocate, for respondent No.1.

Mr Abhinav Ghhabroo,

Advocate, for respondent No.2.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge

H The present revision petition is directed against the

order dated 03.02.2024, passed by learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Baijnath, District Kangra (H.P.) (learned Trial Court), vide which an application under Section 156(3) of Criminal Procedure Code (in short “Cr.P.C.”) for directing the Station House Officer (in short “SHO”) to register the First Information Report (in short “FIR”) was dismissed. (The parties shall 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes.

hereinafter be referred to in the same manner as they were arrayed before the learned Trial Court for convenience).

2. Briefly stated, the facts giving rHise to the present petition are that