IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MP (M) No. 709 of 2026 Reserved on: 27.04.2026 Date of DecisionH: 04.05.2026.

Balwant Singh ...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 M.L. Sharma, Advocate.

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

Rhakesh Kainthla, Judge g The petitioner has filed the present petition seeking ipre-arrest bail in FIR No. 44 of 2026 dated 07.04.2026, registered at Police Station Barotiwala, for the commission of offences punishable under Section 331 (4) and 305 read with Section 3 (5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.

2. It has been asserted that police had arrested Mahajan Singh and Mahender Singh, who were released on bail by the

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

learned Additional CJM, Kasauli, on 20.04.2026. The petitioner’s name was mentioned by the police in the status report filed before learned Additional CJM Kasauli, and the pe.titioner came to know that he was being falsely implicated. The petitioner is a permanent resident of Mandi. He wil