Himachal Pradesh High Court
CRMPM/1551/2026 of PRASHANT SHEKHAR SINGH Vs STATE OF HP on 17 August 2026
HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr.MP(M) No.1551 of 2026 Date of Decision: 17.08.2026 _______________________________________________________ Prashant Shekhar Singh …….Petitioner Versus State of HP … Respondent Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
Cr.MP(M) No.1551 of 2026 Date of Decision: 17.08.2026 _______________________________________________________ Prashant Shekhar Singh
…….Petitioner
Versus
State of HP
… Respondent
Coram:
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1
For the Petitioner
: Nemo.
For the Respondent : Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocates General with Mr. Ravi Chauhan & Mr. Anish Banshtu, Deputy Advocates General.
_______________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, Judge(oral):
Though registry of this court has registered the handwritten bail application sent by the petitioner/convict from jail, but since as per prescribed rules, bail application is required to be filed through appropriate mode, either (i) by physical filing before the Registry of this Court through an authorized counsel, (private or legal Aid) or (ii) in person, Registry of this court is directed to apprise the applicant/convict, through Superintendent of concerned Jail to approach this court by filing an appropriate application through a Legal Aid Counsel, in the prescribed format.
2. Since question of liberty of the petitioner is involved, Registry is further directed to do the needful expeditiously, preferably
Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?
within 24 hours, enabling Superintendent of the concerned Jail to take up the matter with District Legal Services Authority for providing Legal Aid Counsel to the petitioner on priority basis.
Present petition is disposed of in aforesaid terms along with pending applications, if any.
(Sandeep Sharma),
Judge August 17, 2026 (sunil)