IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MP (M) No. 632 of 2026 Reserved on: 27.04.2026 Date of DecisionH: 04.05.2026.

Inderjeet Singh @ Indu ...Petitioner versus State of Himachal Pradesh ...Respondent Corams Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹ No For the Petitioner : Mr Rakesh Kumar Chaudhary, C Advocate.

For the Respondent : Mr Ajit Sharma, Deputy Advocate General.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The petitioner has filed the present petition seeking regular bail in FIR No. 46 of 2024 dated 10.04.2024 registered at Police Station Puruwala, District Sirmaur, H.P., for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 307, 452, 147, and 148 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 25 of the Arms Act.

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

2. It has been asserted that the police have filed a charge-sheet before the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Paonta Sahib, District Sirmaur, on 08.07.2024, who. committed it to the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Paonta Sahib, District Sirmaur. The matter is listed for the prosecution evidence. Statements of 15, out of 34 witnesses cited by the prosecution have been recorded. The petitioner had earlier filed a bail petition, which was regisrtered as Cr.MP(M) No. 1832 of 2024, and was dismissed on 18.09.2024. He subsequently filed Bail Petitions Nos. 1198 of 2024, 2970 of 2024, 211 of 2025, 1504 of 2025 and 169 of 2025, which were withdrawn. The petitioner is innoc ent and he has been falsely implicated. The petitioner has remained in custody since April, 2024, and the prosecution has failed to complete the evidence, which violates the petitioner’s Hright to a speedy trial. The petitioner would abide by the terms and conditions that the Court may impose. Hence, it was prayed that the present petition be allowed and the petitioner be released on bail.

3. The petition was opposed by filing a status report asserting that the informant/victim made a complaint to the police stating that on 10.04.2014, he was present at his home.

Petitioner Inderjeet Singh @ Indu Gurvinder @ Vinder and two other persons came to his house. Gurvinder @ Vinder and Inderjeet @ Indu shot at the informant and his. sister to kill them. The accused ran away from the spot after the incident. The incident occurred because Gurvinder @ Vinder knew the girl, who was a tenant in the informant’s house. Gurvinder @ Vinder had quarrelled with her on 09.04.2024. The informant asked the tenant to vacate her rorom, after which Gurvinder @ Vinder collected various persons and shot at the informant and his sister. The police registered the FIR and conducted the investigation. The police did not find any empty cartridges on the spot, but found a residual bullet in the last pillar. The informant and his sister would have suffered a fatal injury from the gunshots fired at them. The police arrested the petitioner and the Hco-accused. They were interrogated, and they made separate statements under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, leading to the recovery of country-made pistols (Kattas). The police prepared their sketches and seized them. Gurvider also got recovered one motorcycle used by him during the incident. 3 FIRs have been registered against the petitioner, Inderjeet Singh @ Indu. The petitioner would commit a similar crime in case of his release on bail. The challan was presented in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Court No.2, Paonta Sahib on 08.07.2024. Learned Additional Sessions Judge, P.aonta Sahib, released the accused Mukesh, Balpreet and Mahesh on bail. Hon’ble Supreme Court has released the accused Gurvinder @ Vinder on bail on 15.04.2026. The petitioner has criminal antecedents. Three FIRs are pending before various Courts against the petitioner. rThe petitioner would indulge in the commission of a similar offence if released on bail. 29 out of 34 witnesses have been examined. The matter is