Raj Kumar vs State Of Himachal Pradesh on 8 August, 2025

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Raj Kumar vs State Of Himachal Pradesh on 8 August, 2025

Author: Pankaj Mithal

Bench: Pankaj Mithal

                                                                                   SLP (CRL.)   NO. 11437/2025


     ITEM NO.34                                  COURT NO.11                        SECTION II-C

                                    S U P R E M E C O U R T O F                I N D I A
                                            RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

     PETITION(S) FOR SPECIAL LEAVE TO APPEAL (CRL.)                              NO(S).    11437/2025

     [Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 23-06-2025
     in CRMMO No. 60/2021 passed by the High Court of Himachal Pradesh
     at Shimla]

     RAJ KUMAR                                                                      PETITIONER(S)

                                                         VERSUS

     STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                      RESPONDENT(S)

     (IA No. 182973/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED
     JUDGMENT)

     Date : 08-08-2025 This matter was called on for hearing today.

     CORAM :
                              HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ MITHAL
                              HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASANNA B. VARALE


     For Petitioner(s)                  Mr. Ajay Marwah, AOR
                                        Mr. Swaroopanada Mishra, Adv.
                                        Mr. Mrigank Bhardwaj, Adv.
                                        Mr. Parkhar Singh, Adv.


     For Respondent(s)


                              UPON hearing the counsel the court made the following
                                                  O R D E R

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner.

2. The petitioner was working as a Junior Telecom

Officer in the Department of Telecommunications. Some

allegations were levelled regarding the improper
Signature Not Verified

Digitally signed by
geeta ahuja
measurement of the depth of the tranches in the
Date: 2025.08.08
17:13:53 IST
Reason:

measurement book. Accordingly, FIR No.14/1997 was

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registered on 19.07.1997 under Sections 420, 120-B and

218 of the IPC. The petitioner was not initially named

in the FIR but his name surfaced subsequently after ten

years. Though the charge sheet was filed in the

aforesaid case in the year 2007 but till date, that

is, for 27, years charges have not been framed.

3. It is in this background that the petitioner

applied for the quashing of the FIR which has been

refused by the High Court.

4. The submission is that keeping the matter pending

for 27 years without framing charges is a gross abuse

of process of law.

5. Issue notice, returnable in six weeks.

   (Nidhi Mathur)                                   (Geeta Ahuja)
Court Master (NSH)                            Assistant Registrar-cum-PS




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