IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MP (M) No. 2807 of 2025 Reserved on: 16.01.2026 Date of Decision:23.01.2026 Sanjay Kumar ...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh ...Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Vacation Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?

For the Petitioner : Mr Karan Kapoor, Advocate.

For the Respondent/State : Mr Ajit Sharma, Deputy Advocate General.

Rakesh Kainthla, Vacation Judge The petitioner has filed the present petition for regular bail in F.I.R. No. 18 of 2022, dated 16.01.2022, registered at Police Station Baddi, District Solan, H.P., for the commission of an offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code(IPC).

2. It has been asserted that, as per the prosecution, the petitioner was the neighbour of the deceased. The petitioner

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

and the deceased consumed liquor on 15.01.2022 at about 5:00 PM. The deceased did not return to his room. The informant went to the petitioner’s room and found that the deceased was lying under the cot. The informant checked him and found him to be dead. The matter was reported to the police, who registered the FI