IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MP(M) No. 1630 of 2026 Date of Decision : 24.8.2026 Ashish @ Ashu ....Petitioner Versus State of H.P. ....Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 No. For the petitioner : Mr. Ravinder Singh Chandel, Advocate. For the respondent/State : Mr. Jitender Sharma, Additional Advocate General. Rakesh Kainthla, Judge (Oral) Notice. Mr. Jitender Sharma, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondent-State. It has been pointed out by learned counsel for the petitioner that in addition to the present petition, a bail application has also been *led, which is pending before learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Shimla, H.P. and the same has not yet been disposed of. 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. 2 Prima facie, the maintainability of the present petition is doubtful when another bail application is pending before the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Shimla, HP, therefore, the learned counsel was heard on the question of maintainability. After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner, under instructions, submits that he wants to withdraw the present petition. Hence, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn, so also the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. (Rakesh Kainthla) Judge 24th August, 2026 (Chander)