IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MP (M) No. 2972 of 2025 Reserved on: 16.01.2026 Date of DecisionH:23.01.2026 Irfan Mohd. ...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh ...Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Vacation Judge.

Whether approvoed for reporting?1 For the Petitioner : Mr Peeyush Verma, Sr.

Advocate, with Mr Kush Sharma, Advocate.

For the Respondent/State : Mr Prashant Sen, Deputy Advocate General.

Rakesh Kainthla, Vacation Judge The petitioner has filed the present petition for seeking regular bail in F.I.R. No. 145 of 2025, dated 01.07.2025, registered in Police Station Paonta Sahib, District Sirmaur, H.P., for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 333, 109, 191(2), 191(3), 190, 115(2), 351(2) and 61(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).

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

2. It has been asserted that the petitioner is innocent and that he was falsely implicated because of political rivalry. The allegations against the petitioner are false. T.he petitioner was beaten, and he had sustained multiple injuries. The police have filed the charge sheet, and no fruitful purpose would be serv