IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA Cr. MP(M) No. 36 of 2026 Reserved on : 25.2.2026 Decided on : 26.2.2026 Arjun Rawal …Applicant Versus State of H.P.

…Respondent ___________________________________________

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

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For the Applicant : Mr. Pankaj Mehta, Advocate.

For the Respondent : Mr. Tejasvi Sharma, Mr. H.S.

Rawat and Mr. Mohinder Zharaick, Additional AGs with Mr. Rohit Sharma, Dy. A.G.

Virender Singh, Judge The applicant has filed the present application, under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the B.N.S.S.’) seeking his release on bail, during the pendency of trial, arising out of case FIR No. 47 of 2024, dated 6.12.2024, under Sections 74, 75, 78, 79, 351(2) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (hereinafter referred to as ‘the BNS”), Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, (hereinafter referred to as ‘the IT Act’) and Sections 8 and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (hereinafter referred to as ‘the POCSO Act’) registered with Women Police Station, Baddi, District S