JUDGMENT

Pushpendra Singh Bhati, J. - In the wake of instant surge in COVID - 19 cases and spread of its highly infectious Omicron variant, abundant caution is being maintained, while hearing the matters in the Court, for the safety of all concerned.

2. This criminal leave to appeal has been preferred claiming the following reliefs:

"1. this leave to appeal may kindly be granted and the memo of leave may kindly be treated as memo of appeal.

2. the Judgment impugned dated 13.3.2018 passed by the learned court below may kindly be set aside and the respondent be convicted for the offences as charged by allowing the complaint of the complainant as prayed."

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the matter is covered by the judgment rendered by this Court in Dhanraj v. Abhay Singh (S.B. Criminal Leave To Appeal No. 212/2021, decided on 29.03.2022), which reads as under:

"1. In wake of instant surge in COVID-19 cases and spread of its highly infectious Omicron variant, abundant caution is being maintained, while hearing the matters in Court, for the safety of all concerned.

2. This criminal leave to appeal has been preferred claiming the following reliefs:-

"It is, therefore, respect