SANGAT RAM Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) These two petitions have been heard together and are being decided by a common order as common questions of facts are involved. Both bail petitions have arisen out of the same FIR.

(2.) Petitioners have prayed for grant of bail in case FIR No.255 of 2022, dtd. 20/7/2022, under Ss. 302, 147 and 149 of IPC, registered at Police Station, Sadar Kullu, District Kullu, H.P.

(3.) Brief facts necessary for adjudication of petitions are that on 19/7/2022 police recorded the statement of one Pratik Kundu under Sec. 154 Cr.P.C. regarding the incident in question. It was reported that on 14/7/2022, the complainant alongwith his four other friends namely Tushar, Sudhir, Nitin and Rohit reached Manikaran in District Kullu in their personal vehicle. They stayed at Manikaran on 15/7/2022. On 16/7/2022, all of them visited Barshaini in the vehicle and thereafter started tracking towards Khir Ganga. They reached Ice-Point at about 5.45 p.m. It was drizzling. They sat on the chairs in a caf. While they were gossiping amongst themselves, some persons were having liquor in the adjoining shed. Two persons came to them and asked as to what were they talking about. They got enraged and started altercation with the complainant and his friends. They got scared and ran towards Khir Ganga. Some more persons joined together and chased the complainant and his friends and pelted stones on them. After running for about 1- 1 1/2 kilometers, all five persons from complainant party ran downwards on a slope. Four of them took shelter under a stone, but Rohit did not reach there. After some time four of them called Rohit, but Rohit did not respond. It had become dark by then. They came up, but did not find Rohit. Thereafter four of them started towards Khir Ganga, there also they came to know that local persons were searching for them. On 18/7/2022, they reached Barshaini via Bhun-Bhuni with the help of some persons. They could not contact anyone as there was no mobile signal on the hills. They informed their family members once they reached Barshaini. Thereafter, on 19/7/2022, the matter was reported to the police.