IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MP(M) No. 489 of 2026 Reserved on: 6.4.2026 Date of Decision: 21.4.2026.

Sukhwinder Singh f…. Petitioner Versus State of HP …. Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹ No.

For the Petitioner : Mr. Parikshit Rathour, Advocate.

For the Respondent/State : Mr. Lokender Kutlehria, h Additional Advocate General.

For the victim : Mr. Ashok Kumar, Advocate.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The petitioner has filed the present petition seeking pre-arrest bail in FIR No. 205 of 2025, dated 21.11.2025, registered in Police Station Shimla West, District Shimla, H.P., for the commission of offences punishable under Section 420, 120-B and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

2. It has been asserted that the informant, Jyoti Dashrath Sisodia, filed a complaint regarding the fraud of ₹28.00

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

lakhs. She asserted that she had deposited ₹4.00 lacs in the account of the Eagle Advisory Agency on 12.12.2023 for sending her sister abroad. However, the agency did not contact the informant. The informant was travelling from Shimla to Chandigarh on 05.