IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA Cr. MP (M) No. 1873 of 2025 Date of Decision: 01.09.2025 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vijay Kumar ...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh …Respondent ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- For the Petitioner: Mr. N.S.Chandel, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vinod Gupta, Advocate. For the Respondent: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar and Mr. B.C.Verma, Additional Advocate Generals and Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) Respondent-State has filed status report and ASI Sharda Devi has come present with record. 2. After having perused the status report, learned counsel representing the bail petitioner, seeks permission to withdraw the present petition at this stage with liberty to file afresh at appropriate stage, in accordance with law. Ordered accordingly. 3. However, having taken note of the fact that Court below has already fixed the matter on 27.11.2025 for recording the statements of the remaining witnesses, this Court hopes and trusts that on the date given by the Court below, statements of the 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 remaining witnesses shall be recorded by the Court below, failing which, this Court would be constrained to consider the prayer, if any, made on behalf of the petitioner for regular bail on the ground of in ordinate delay in conclusion of trial. (Sandeep Sharma) Judge September 01, 2025 (shankar)