IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MP(M) No. 516 of 2026 Reserved on: 24.4.2026 Date of Decision: 30.4.2026.

Yaseen …. Petitioner Versus State of HP r …. Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹ No.

For the Petitioner : Mr N.K. Thakur, Senior Advocate, with Mr Karan Sadyal, Advocate.

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

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The petitioner has filed the present petition for seeking regular bail in FIR No. 16/2025, dated 16.03.2025, registered at Police Station Kihar, District Chamba, H.P., for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 105 and 352 of the Bhartiya Nayaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.

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

2. It has been asserted that, as per the prosecution, the informant and his cousin (since deceased) had gone to play cricket. The match stopped due to rain. The rain stopped at about 4:30 pm, and the petitioner, Yaseen, asked Kyum (since deceased) to start the match at 4:30 PM. Kyum declined by saying that he was to break the fast. An altercation ensued between the petitioner and Kyum. The informant