IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr.MP(M) No.728 of 2026 Date of Decision: 05.05.2026 _______________________________________________________ Sonu …….Petitioner Versus State of HP … Respondent Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Petitioner : Mr. Surender Verma, Advocate. For the Respondent : Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocates General with Mr. Ravi Chauhan & Mr. Anish Banshtu, Deputy Advocates General. Mr. Balwant Singh Thakur, Advocate, for the complainant. _______________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge(oral): Pursuant to order dated 29.04.2026, respondent/State has filed status report and complainant has also come present along with her father. 2. Before the case at hand could be heard and decided on its own merits, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present petition with liberty to file afresh, if so required and desired. Ordered accordingly. (Sandeep Sharma), Judge May 05, 2026 (sunil) 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?