2026 INSC 252 REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO(S). OF 2026 (Arising out of SLP(Crl.) No(s). 3533 of 2024)

SHARLA BAZLIEL ….APPELLANT(S)

VERSUS BALDEV THAKUR AND OTHERS ….RESPONDENT(S)

WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO(S). OF 2026 (Arising out of SLP(Crl.) No(s). 2498 of 2025)

J U D G M E N T

Mehta, J.

1. Heard.

2. Leave granted.

3. The appellant, Sharla Bazliel, Reason: 1 Hereinafter referred to as appellant-complainant., being the original complainant and the State of Himachal Pradesh are before us for assailing the judgment and final order Signature Not Verified D N i E g E ita T l U ly K si H gn A e J d U R by IA Date: 2026.03.17 dated 8^th January, 2024 passed by the High Court of Himachal Pradesh at Shimla2 in Cr. MMO No. 50 of 2023 whereby the learned Single Judge of the High Court allowed the petition filed by the respondents- accused under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, For short ‘CrPC’. and quashed the proceedings of FIR No. 8/22 dated 26^th August, 2022 lodged by the appellant-complainant at Police Station State CID, Shimla for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the Indian P