Three petitioners — Ashutosh, Chand Thakur, and Shiv Kumar — filed petitions before the Himachal Pradesh High Court seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with FIR No. 359 of 2025, registered at Police Station Sadar, Una, for offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023, arising from a violent attack with sharp-edged weapons outside a hotel following a birthday party. The prosecution alleged that Ashutosh had brought a sword in his vehicle, that the accused attacked the informant's party causing grievous injuries to multiple persons (one accused, Ashu Puri, was shot dead during the incident), and that Ashutosh instigated co-accused Sarul Kapila to 'kill' the victims. The petitioners contended they were falsely implicated and that the acts were in private defence and without premeditation, while the State and the victim's counsel argued the attack was retaliatory, deliberate, and heinous, with CCTV footage corroborating the prosecution's case. The Court considered Supreme Court precedents establishing that anticipatory bail is an extraordinary remedy to be exercised sparingly, balancing individual liberty, public interest, and the need for a fair investigation. The judgment text as provided is incomplete and does not record a final order.