IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

Cr.MP(M) No. : 2845 of 2025 Reserved on : 11.12.2025 Decided on : 20.12.2025

Munish Kumar …Petitioner

Versus

State of Himachal Pradesh & Another …Respondents

Coram

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

Whether approved for reporting?1

For the applicant : Mr. N.K. Thakur, Senior Advocate

with Mr. Karanveer Singh and Mr.

Karan Sadyal, Advocates.

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

Patial and Ms. Avni Kochhar Mehta, Deputy Advocate General, assisted by ASI Ranjeet Singh, Police Station, Dharampur, District Solan, for

respondent No.1.

Respondent No.2 and the child victim with Mr. Sohail Khan, Legal

Aid Counsel.

Virender Singh, Judge

Applicant – Munish Kumar has filed the present

application, under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as ‘BNSS’), for releasing him, on bail, during the pendency of the trial, arising out of FIR No.106 of 2025, dated 13.06.2025, registered under Sections 65(1), 77, 79, 238 of the

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

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNS’), Section 67, 67B of the Information and Tec