IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

Cr. MMO No. 842 of 2023

Reserved on: 27.11.2025

Date of Decision: 1.1.2026.

Saranjeet Singh Likhare and another ...Petitioners

Versus

State of H.P. and another ...Respondents

Coram

Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹ No.

For the Petitioners : M/s Ajay Sipahiya, Tarun Mehta

and Gaurav Chaudhary,

Advocates.

For Respondent No.1/State : Mr Ajit Sharma, Deputy

Advocate General.

For Respondent No.2 : Mr Divya Raj Singh, Advocate.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge:

The petitioners have filed the present petition for

quashing of FIR No. 31 of 2023, dated 2.5.2023, registered at Police Station Dalhousie, District Chamba, HP, for the commission of an offence punishable under Section 451 read with

Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes.

2. Brief facts, giving rise to the present petition, are that the informant/respondent No.2, Kuldeep Singh, made a complaint to the police that he is the tenant of the property known as Likhari house, located at Dalhousie. The rent agreement was duly registered with the Sub Registrar, Dalhousie, on 27.10.2021. Saranjeet Singh Li