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1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA Cr. MP(M) No. 909 of 2025 Decided on: 28.4.2025 Vijay Kumar … Applicant Versus State of H.P.
…Respondent ___________________________________________ Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Virender Singh, Judge Whether approved for reporting? ________________________________________________ For the Applicant : Mr.
Rajesh
Kumar Parmar, Advocate. For the Respondent : Mr. Mohinder Zharaick, Addl. A.G. Virender Singh, Judge
(oral)
Notice. Mr. Mohinder Zharaick, learned Additional Advocate General appears and waives service on behalf of respondent-State.
2. Status report filed, according to which, the Police, on the basis of opinion of Medical Officer on the MLC of injured, has added Section 117 (2) of
2 the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (hereinafter referred to as ‘the BNS’), in this case. The provisions of Section 117 (2) of BNS are reproduced, as under:
“117(2) Voluntarily causing grievous hurt:- Whoever, except in the case provided for by sub- Section (2) of Section 122, voluntarily causes grievous hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extent to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.”
3. As per schedule attached with the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, the offence, punishable under Section 117 (2) of BNS is bailable one. As such, the present application is not maintainable and the same is dismissed, accordingly. (Virender Singh) Judge
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