IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr.MMO No.156 of 2021 Date of Decision: 09.07.2026 _______________________________________________________ Dinesh Jain & another ….Petitioners Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & others … Respondents _______________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Petitioners : Mr. Prashant Sharma, Advocate vice Mr. Vikram Thakur, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocate Generals with Mr. Ravi Chauhan & Mr. Anish Banshtu, Deputy Advocates General, for the respondent-State. Mr. Anubhav Chopra, Advocate, for respondents No.2 to 5. _______________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge(oral): Pursuant to order dated 25.06.2026, Mr. Vishal Panwar, learned Additional Advocate General, has placed on record status report, issued under the signatures of SHO, Police Station, Baddi, District Solan, Himachal Pradesh, perusal whereof clearly reveals that on 21.06.2021, Investigating Agency has already submitted the cancellation report in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalagarh. Learned Additional Advocate General states that on account of aforesaid development, nothing remains to be adjudicated in the instant proceeding. 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 2. Though, by way instant petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, prayer has been made on behalf of the petitioners for quashing of the FIR No.277 of 2020, dated 12.11.2020, under Sections 409, 420 and 120-B of IPC, but once Investigating Officer, after having conducted the investigation, has itself filed the cancellation report in the competent Court of law, nothing remains to be adjudicated in the instant proceedings. 3. Faced with aforesaid situation, learned counsel representing the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw the present petition at this stage with liberty to file afresh at appropriate stage, if required and desired Ordered accordingly. 4. Though, this Court has reason to believe and presume that, by now, an appropriate order on the cancellation report must have been passed by the Court concerned, but if not, same shall be passed expeditiously, preferably within a period of six weeks after affording due opportunity of hearing to all the parties, , especially the complainant. The present petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms alongwith pending applications, if any. 5. (Sandeep Sharma), Judge July 09, 2026 (shankar)