Supreme Court – Daily Orders
Vishal Singh vs State Of Himachal Pradesh on 19 May, 2025
Author: Dipankar Datta
Bench: Dipankar Datta
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. ________ OF 2025
[@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRL.) NO. 13933 OF 2024]
VISHAL SINGH Appellant (s)
VERSUS
STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
& ANR. Respondent(s)
ORDER
1. Leave granted.
2. The High Court of Himachal Pradesh at Shimla has
rejected the appellant’s prayer for bail vide order dated
18.06.2024. Such order has been subjected to challenge
in this appeal.
3. Appellant, figuring as an accused in FIR No. 5 of 2024
registered at Women Police Station, Kullu, was arrested on
08.03.2024. It is alleged in the FIR that the appellant has
committed offences, punishable under Sections 376, 312
and 323 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 1. Upon
investigation, police report (chargesheet) under Section
173 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 has been filed
on 03.05.2024. Appellant has been accused of offences
under Sections 376 and 323 of the IPC and Section 3(2)V
Signature Not Verified
of The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Digitally signed by
(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
Jayant Kumar Arora
Date: 2025.05.20
16:12:23 IST
Reason:
1 IPC
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4. From the chargesheet, it appears that the prosecution
proposes to examine 17 witnesses to drive home the
charges against the appellant.
5. For the purpose of the disposal of this appeal, we need
not refer to the allegations levelled by the 2nd respondent
– complainant against the appellant in details. Suffice it to
note, the appellant has spent little less than one year in
custody and despite the chargesheet having been filed on
03.05.2024, the charges are yet to be framed. Trial, thus,
is likely to take some time to conclude.
6. In such view of the matter, we are inclined to accept the
present appeal and grant the appellant’s prayer for bail.
Accordingly, the judgment and order of the High Court is
set aside.
7. The appellant is on interim bail pursuant to our order
dated 17.01.2025. Such order is made absolute.
Consequently, the appellant shall be released on regular
bail, subject to such terms and conditions as may be
imposed by the trial court.
8. However, this order of grant of bail will not be treated as
findings on the merits of the case.
9. Appellant shall duly appear before the trial court on the
dates fixed, unless exempted; and should the appellant
fail to appear on any date without justifiable cause or
should he breach any of the terms and conditions for
grant of bail, the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel
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the bail.
10. We also make it clear that till such time the private
witnesses are examined at the trial, the appellant (who is
said to be a resident of Manali) shall not enter the
jurisdictional limits of Kullu district, unless he is required
to attend the proceedings before the trial court. However,
in the event, the appellant is required to travel to any
destination through Kullu district, he shall have to seek
prior permission from the trial court.
11. The appeal is, accordingly, allowed on the aforesaid
terms.
12. Pending interlocutory applications, if any, are disposed of.
………………………………J.
(DIPANKAR DATTA)
……….……………………..J.
(K. VINOD CHANDRAN)
NEW DELHI;
MAY 19, 2025.
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URGENT
ITEM NO.4 COURT NO.12 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). 13933/2024
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 18-06-2024
in CRMPM No. 602/2024 passed by the High Court of Himachal Pradesh
at Shimla]
VISHAL SINGH Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH & ANR. Respondent(s)
IA No. 211057/2024 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED
JUDGMENT, IA No. 211054/2024 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.
IA No. 214990/2024 – PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/
FACTS/ANNEXURES
Date : 19-05-2025 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Manan Kumar Mishra, Sr. Adv.
Ms. Anjul Dwivedi, Adv.
Dr. Ram Sankar, Adv.
Mrs. Harini Ramsankar, Adv.
M/S. Ram Sankar & Co, AOR
For Respondent(s) : Mr. D. N. Goverdhan, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Surya Kamal Mishra, Adv.
Mr. T. Mahipal, AOR
Mr. Varinder Kumar Sharma, AOR
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
Leave granted.
The appeal is allowed and the appellant is released on regular
bail in terms of Para 7 of this order. Para 7 is extracted
below :-
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“The appellant is on interim bail pursuant to our
order dated 17.01.2025. Such order is made
absolute. Consequently, the appellant shall be
released on regular bail, subject to such terms
and conditions as may be imposed by the trial
court.”
Pending interlocutory application(s), if any, is/are disposed
of.
(JAYANT KUMAR ARORA) (SUDHIR KUMAR SHARMA)
ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS COURT MASTER(Signed order is placed on the file)
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