IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr.MMO No.403 of 2021 Date of Decision: 06.05.2026 __________________________________________________________________________ Mars Bottlers ……...Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and Another …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? __________________________________________________________________________ For the Petitioner: Mr. Neeraj K. Sharma, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Hemant Kumar Thakur and Mr. Vidush Chauhan, Advocates. For the Respondent: Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocates General, with Mr. Ravi Chauhan and Mr. Anish Banshtu, Deputy Advocates General, for State. _________________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Learned counsel representing the parties fairly state that on account of judgment dated 06.05.2026 passed by this Court in Cr.MMO No.401 of 2023, whereby FIR No.467 of 2020, dated 27.12.2020, registered at Police Station Sadar Una, District Una, Himachal Pradesh, under Sections 420 and 201 of IPC and Sections 39(1)(a) and 39(2) of the H.P. Excise Act, has been quashed, nothing remains to be adjudicated in the instant proceedings, rather liquor seized at the time of recovery is required to be released in favour of petitioner. Ordered accordingly. However, it is made clear that only such of the liquor, which 2 was of batch No.15, for which valid permit was in favour of petitioner, shall be released, whereas remaining liquor shall be destroyed, as per the law. The petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms, along with all pending applications. May 06, 2026 (Sandeep Sharma), Rajeev Raturi Judge