IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr.MMO No.1096 of 2025 Date of Decision: 11.05.2026 _______________________________________________________ Brijeshwar Kashyap …….Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & Anr. … Respondents Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Sudhir Thakur, Senior Advocate with Mr. Karun Negi, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocates General with Mr. Ravi Chauhan & Mr. Anish Banshtu, Deputy Advocates General, for the State. Mr. Sohail Khan, Advocate, for respondent No.2. _______________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge(oral): Learned counsel representing the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present petition with liberty to file afresh on the same and similar grounds. Ordered accordingly. Registry is directed to retain the documents annexed with the present petition, enabling learned counsel for the petitioner to do the needful in terms of judgment passed by Hon’ble Apex Court in Criminal Appeal No.1275 of 2015, titled as State of Himachal Pradesh Vs. Hukum Chand @ Monu, wherein specific directions have been issued to 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 conceal the identity of the victim-prosecutrix. Needless to say, while doing needful in terms of instant order, Registry shall retain the photocopy of the documents to ensure that any document containing name of the victim-prosecutrix shall be kept in a sealed cover. 2. Before parting, this Court wishes to direct learned Registrar (Judicial) to ensure that identity of the victim-prosecutrix is withheld/protected and in no manner, it is disclosed to anybody. Scrutiny Section of Registry, while accepting documents, may raise specific objections with regard to the pleadings as well as documents pertaining to the victim-prosecutrix, if the same are not submitted/filed in terms of judgment passed by Hon’ble Apex Court in Hukum Chand @ Monu (supra). (Sandeep Sharma), Judge May 11, 2026 (sunil)