IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA Cr. MMO No. 1277 of 2025 Decided on : 9.1.2026 .

Malkiyat Singh & ors. P …Petitioners Versus H State of H.P. & anr.

…Respondents ___________________________________________

Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Virender Singh, Judge Whether approved for reporting?

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For the Petitioners : Mr. Ashwani Kaundal, Advocate.

For the Respondents : Mr. H.S. Rawat, Addl. A.G., C for respondent No. 1.

Mr. Vinod Kumar Gupta, Advocate, for respondent No. 2.

Virender Singh, Judge (oral)

The petitioners have filed the present petition, under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, (hereinafter referred to as ‘the B.N.S.S.) for quashing of FIR No. 40 of 2023, dated 10.2.2023, (hereinafter referred to as ‘the FIR in question’), registered under Sections 323, 506, 504 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as ‘the IPC’) and Sections 3(1)(R)(s), 3(za) (C) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, with Police Station, Haroli, Distr.ict Una, H.P., as well as, the proceedings resultant thereto, stated to be pending beforeH the Court of learned Sessions Judg