2025:HHC:36368 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MP(M) Nos.: 2342, 2467 & 246 8   of 2025 Reserved on       :           2 7  th   October , 2025 Decided on :           31 st   October, 2025 1. Cr. MP (M) No. 2342 of 2025 Harish Kumar …Applicant Versus State of Himachal Pradesh …Respondent 2. Cr. MP (M) No. 2467 of 2025 Pinku …Applicant Versus State of Himachal Pradesh …Respondent 3. Cr. MP (M) No. 2468 of 2025 Chetan …Applicant Versus State of Himachal Pradesh …Respondent Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Virender Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the applicant(s)   : Mr. Desh Raj Thakur, Advocate. For the respondent   : Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with   Mr. Mohinder   Zharaick,   Mr. 1 Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. 2 2025:HHC:36368 H.S. Rawat & Mr. Varun Chandel, Additional Advocates General   and Mr. Rohit Sharma, Deputy Advocate General,   assisted   by   HC   Ravinder Kumar,   No.40,   Police   Station Ramshehar, District Solan, H.P. Virender Singh, Judge The   above   titled   bail   applications,   are   being decided by a common order, as the applicants have filed these   applications,  under   Section   482   of   the   Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as ‘BNSS’), with a prayer to release them on bail, in the event of their arrest, in case arising out of FIR No.53 of 2024, dated   09.12.2024,  registered,   under  Sections   126(2), 115(2), 351(2), 352, 109, 117(2) and Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as   ‘BNS’),  with  Police   Station  Ramshehar,   District Solan, H.P. 2. According to the applicants, they are innocent persons and have falsely been implicated by the Police, in this case. 3. As per the applicants, applicant Harish Kumar is document writer by profession and assisting people with 3 2025:HHC:36368 documentation   work   relating   to   property   belonging   to several areas, whereas, the other two applicants have no concern, whatsoever, with the crime, in question and their names have later been introduced, in the alleged crime. 4. Apart   from   this,   the   applicants   have   given certain undertakings, for which they are ready to abide by, in case, any direction is issued to the I.O./Police of Police Station, Ramshehar, under Section 482 of the BNSS. 5. It   is   the   case   of   the   applicants,   that   their custodial interrogation is no longer required by the police as their arrest will not serve any purpose, except to cause harassment to the applicants. 6. On the basis of the above facts, Mr. Desh Raj Thakur, Advocate appearing for the applicants, has given certain undertakings, for which, the applicants are ready to abide by, in case, the interim orders, passed in these cases, are ordered to be made absolute. 7. On the basis of the above facts, a prayer has been made to allow the applications. 8. When   put   to   notice,   the   police   has   filed   the status report, disclosing therein, that on 09.12.2024, when 4 2025:HHC:36368 ASI Dhanveer Singh, I.O., Police Station, Ramshehar left the Police Station to attend the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalagarh, then, at about 4.14 p.m., he received an information from the Police Station that one person, in an injured condition, has been brought to CHC Ramshehar. The said person was further referred to   CHC   Nalagarh,   by   the   Medical   Officer,   and,   Lady Constable Ankita No.296, along with MLC, was sent with him to CHC Nalagarh. 8.1. Lady Constable Ankita No.296, has submitted to the I.O. that injured Vikas has been referred to PGI Chandigarh, for further treatment. Doctor concerned has declared   the   said   person   unfit   to   make   statement   and deferred the final opinion regarding the nature of injuries, after   perusal   of   NCCT   head,   medicine   opinion   and summary. 8.2. Thereafter, the I.O. reached at PGI Chandigarh, where   Vikas   was   found   admitted   in   Cardiology Department, in unconscious condition, where, one Sachin Bhatia,   resident   of   Faridabad   Haryana,   has   made   a complaint, disclosing therein, that he along with, Sahil and 5 2025:HHC:36368 Vikas Kumar, came to Ramshehar, in connection with GPA of Vikas, on 09.12.2024. When they reached in Tehsil compound, where, deal was finalized, regarding the GPA, at   that   time,   Vikas   was   attacked   and   5­6   persons   had threatened to kill him. 8.3. According to the complainant, he could identify those   persons. Due   to   the   attack,   Vikas   became unconscious and he was  taken to Government Hospital Ramshehar, from where, he was referred to CHC Nalagarh and from where, he was referred to PGI Chandigarh, where, he   is   still   in   unconscious   condition. As   such,   he   has requested   that   action   be   taken   against   those   unknown persons. 8.4. Lastly, the complainant has got recorded that the   assailants   have   acquaintance   with   Vikas   (injured). Upon this, the police registered the case under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 190, 191(2), 351(2), and 352 of BNS. 9. After   registration   of   the   FIR,   the   matter   was inquired from injured Vikas and his friends Sachin Bhatia and Sahil Sharma on 11.12.2024. At the instance of eye witnesses,   the   spot   was   visited   and   spot   map   was 6 2025:HHC:36368 prepared. On 12.12.2024, requisite correspondence was made to Doctors of PGI Chandigarh. However, the Doctor again declared injured Vikas, not fit to make statement. 10. On   23.12.2024,   the   treatment   summary   was obtained from PGI Chandigarh and final opinion was taken from   CHC   Ramshehar,   and   the   Medical   Officer,   has declared the injuries on the person of injured Vikas as grievous and dangerous to life. As such, Sections 117(2) and 109 of the BNS were added, in the present case. 11. On   5.1.2025,   injured   was   inquired   in   the presence of his elder brother Rahul. He was not found mentally   fit. As   such,   he   was   not   able   to   understand anything. However, statement of his brother was recorded under Section 180 of BNSS. On 14.4.2025, injured Vikas was   again   associated   in   the   investigation   and   his statement,   under   Section   180   of   BNSS,   was   recorded. Vikas has named Harish Kumar  (applicant in Cr.MP(M) No.2342 of 2025), as accused. 12. After perusing the said status report, interim protection was granted to the applicants and the matter was adjourned for filing fresh status report. 7 2025:HHC:36368 13. On 06.10.2025, the police filed the fresh status report in Cr.MP(M) No. 2342 of 2025, disclosing therein, that applicant Harish Kumar has joined the investigation. On 03.10.2025, applicant Harish Kumar was got identified from the complainant, injured and spot witnesses. 14. It   is   the   further   case   of   the   police   that applicants Chetan and Pinku never joined the investigation and in case the interim orders are made absolute, they may coerce the witnesses. 15. On 27.10.2025, fresh status report has been filed,   according   to   which,   all   the   three   applicants   have joined the investigation and matter has been inquired from them. No  recovery  is   stated  to   be   effected   from  them. Except   the   present   case,   no   other   case   is   found   to   be registered against the applicants. 16. On the basis of the above facts, a prayer has been made to dismiss the applications. 17. The role attributed to the applicants would be proved during the trial and the applicants have joined the investigation. According to the police, nothing is to be recovered from them. In such situation, this Court is of 8 2025:HHC:36368 the view that rejection of the bail would be nothing, but pre­trial punishment, which is prohibited under the law. 18. It has rightly been highlighted by the learned counsel for the applicants, in the present case, that the complainant has not named the applicants as accused in the   complaint   filed   by   them   and   no   Test   Identification Parade has been got conducted by the I.O. 19. The   mere   fact   that   the   complainant,   injured and   the   alleged   eye   witnesses   have   identified   the applicants, during investigation, is inconsequential. Even otherwise,   no   request   has   been   made   by   the   police   for custodial interrogation of the applicants. 20. Considering the stand of the police that nothing is to be recovered from the applicants, this Court is of the view that the interim protection, granted to the applicants, is required to be made absolute, as, no useful purpose would be served by dismissing the present applications, which   would   result   into   the   judicial   custody   of   the applicants. 21. Considering all these facts, the interim  orders dated 22.09.2025 and 13.10.2025, passed by this Court, in 9 2025:HHC:36368 all the cases, are hereby made absolute. Therefore, it is ordered   that   the   applicants   be   released   on   bail,   in   the event of their arrest, in case arising out of  FIR No.53 of 2024,   dated   09.12.2024,   registered,   under  Sections 126(2),   115(2),   351(2),   352,   109,   117(2)   and   Section 3(5) of the BNS, with Police Station Ramshehar, District Solan, H.P, on their furnishing personal bonds, in the sum of   5 ₹ 0,000/­   each,   with   one  surety,   each   of  the   like amount,   to   the   satisfaction   of   the   Investigating   Officer. This   order,   however,   shall   be   subject   to   the   following conditions : a)  That the applicants shall join the investigation of the   case,   as   and   when,   called   for,   by   the Investigating Officer, in accordance with law; b)  That the applicants shall not leave India, without prior permission of the Court; c) That the applicants shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person, acquainted with the facts of the case, so as to dissuade him/her from disclosing such facts to the Investigating Officer or the Court; and d) That the applicants shall regularly attend the trial Court on each and every date of hearing and if prevented by any reason to do so seek exemption from appearance by filing appropriate application. 10 2025:HHC:36368 22. Any   of   the   observations,   made   hereinabove, shall not be taken as an expression of opinion, on the merits of the case, as these observations, are  confined, only, to the disposal of the present applications. 23. It is made clear that the respondent­State is at liberty to move an appropriate application, in case, any of the   bail   conditions,   is   found   violated   by   any   of   the applicants. ( Virender Singh ) Judge October 31, 2025 (ps)