BALDEV Vs. STATE OF H.P.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) On 9/12/2023 four young students from Haryana namely Vaibhav Yadav, Kushagra, Shashank Sharma and Ritika Mittal had visited a place named 'Tosh' in District Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. One of them i.e. Vaibhav Yadav died in the evening.

(2.) The police on receipt of information about the incident had reached the spot, but did not find any foul play. On 11/12/2023, the body of Vaibhav Yadav was handed over to his relatives after postmortem.

(3.) On 14/2/2024, Sh. Baldev Yadav (letter petitioner herein) father of deceased Vaibhav Yadav submitted a written request to the Director General of Police, Himachal Pradesh with a copy to SHO, Police Station, Kullu suspecting foul play in the death of his son mainly for the following reasons: