Kartik vs State of H.P. Cr.MP(M) No. 1920 of 2025 03.09.2025 Present: Mr. Kunal Thakur, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Lokender Kutlehira, Additional Advocate General, for the respondent/State. Learned Additional Advocate General submits that the petitioner has joined the investigation and his further custody is not required. In view of this as well as the fact that name of the petitioner was not mentioned in the initial F.I.R., hence, the present application is allowed subject to following conditions: (i) The petitioner will join the investigation as and when directed to do so. (ii) The petitioner will not intimidate the witnesses, nor will he influence any evidence in any manner whatsoever; (iii) The petitioner shall attend the trial on each and every hearing and will not seek unnecessary adjournments in case the presentation of charge-sheet; (iv) The petitioner will not leave the present address for a continuous period of seven days without furnishing the address of the intended visit to the SHO concerned, the Police Station concerned and the Trial Court; (V) The petitioner will surrender his passport, if any, to the Court; and (Vi) The petitioner will furnish his mobile number and social media contact to the Police and the Court and will abide by the summons/notices received from the Police/Court through SMS/WhatsApp/Social Media Account. In case of any change in the mobile number or social media accounts, the same will be intimated to the Police/Court within five days from the date of the change. The petition stands disposed of. (Rakesh Kainthla) Judge 03rd September, 2025 (ravinder)