IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA.

Cr. MP(M) No. 2820 of 2025

Reserved on : 23.12.2025

Decided on : 30.12.2025

Jai Pal …Applicant

Versus

State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. …Respondents

Coram

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

Whether approved for reporting?

For the applicant : Mr. Jagmohan Singh Chandel,

Advocate.

For the respondents : Mr. H.S. Rawat, Additional

Advocate General, with Mr.

Rohit Sharma, Deputy Advocate

General, assisted by ASI Netar Singh, Police Station Brow,

District Kullu, H.P., for

respondent No. 1-State.

None for respondents No. 2 & 3.

Virender Singh, Judge

Applicant-Jai Pal 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. 15/2025, dated 22.02.2025, registered under Sections 333, 191(2), 190, 127(2), 351(2), 64 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the BNS) and Section 6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (hereinafter referred to as the POCSO Act), with Police Station Brow, Tehsil Nirmand, District Kullu, H.P.

2. The complainant, as well as, the child v