IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

Cr. MP(M) No.: 3069 of 2025

Decided on : 7.1.2026

Ankit Behal

..Applicant

Versus

State of H.P. ..Respondent

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. Divya Raj Singh and Mr. Karan Sadyal,

Advocates.

For the respondent : Mr. H.S. Rawat & Mr. Tejasvi

Sharma, Addl. AGs with Ms.

Ranjna Patial, Dy. A.G.

Virender Singh, Judge

The applicant has filed the present

application, under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (hereinafter referred to as ‘the

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

BNSS’) for releasing him, on bail, during the pendency of the trial, arising out of FIR No. 63 of 2025, dated 26.6.2025, registered under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (hereinafter referred to as ‘the BNS’), registered with Police Station, Tissa, District Chamba, H.P.

2. The applicant has pleaded the fact that he is innocent person and has falsely been implicated, in the present case. In the present case, the applicant was arrested on 27.6.2025 and presently, he is in judicial custody.

3. According to the applicant, investigation, in the present case, is completed and Police could not collect any evidence, connecting him, with the crime in question.

4. As per the further case of the applicant, during investigation, scene of occurrence was visited by the Assistant Director of District Forensic Unit, Nurpur and submitted the report, according to which, possibility of fall from the crash barrier located near Hotel Shaan cannot be ruled out.

5. Applicant has earlier tried his luck by moving bail application before the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Chamba, District Chamba, H.P., which were dismissed on 1.11.2025.

6. The applicant, through his counsel, have given certain undertakings, for which, he is ready to abide by, in case, ordered to be released on bail, during the pendency of the trial.

7. On the basis of above facts, a prayer has been made by the applicant to releasehim on bail, during the pendency of the trial.

8. When, put to notice, the Police has filed the status report, disclosing therein, that on 26.6.2025, at about 8:32 a.m., HC Suresh Kumar , I.O., Police Post Nakrod has telephonically informed the police of Police Station, Tissa that a dead body is found lying at Sarela and requested the Police to reach there, upon which, ASI Pradeep Singh, alongwith other police officials, reached at the spot. When, they reached at the spot, H.C. Suresh Kumar, was already present there. Thereafter, the factual position on the spot was verified and the photographs were clicked and dead body was taken into possession.

9.1. On the spot, complainant Deep made a statement, disclosing therein, that he is working as Salesman in the liquor vend at Chilli. Naveen Kumar, S/o Sudesh Kumar is his brother-in-law, in relation and was posted as J.E. with the IPH Department.

9.2 On 25.6.2025, Naveen Kumar came to Chilli, on his motorcycle and told him that he has to go to pay condolences at Kalhel, as some death had occurred there, and asked him to accompany him, upon which, the complainant requested him to go there on the next day, which request was aceeded to by Naveen Kumar. Thereafter, Naveen Kumar told the complainant that he has some work with Vikas, upon which, he and Naveen Kumar went to Shaan Guest House and parked the bike in front of the gate of Guest House. Naveen Kumar told the complainant to go back, as he wanted to stay with Vikas Bharti, Rahul Chauhan, Vikrant Chauhan and applicant Ankit, for some time.

9.3 On the next morning, complainant came to know about the fact that dead body of his brother-in-

law Naveen Kumar was found lying in Sarela Nala.

9.4 It is the further case of the complainant that his brother-in-law was posted as J.E. in IPH department at Kalhel and in connection with work, above four persons used to meet each other, in the said Guest House