Sushil Kukreja, J.

1. The instant appeal has been preferred by the appellant/accused/convict under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure against the impugned judgment dated 12.12.2018 and order of sentence dated 15.12.2018, passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Shimla, Camp at Rohru, H.P., in Sessions Trial No. 6-R/7 of 2017, whereby the accused (appellant herein) was convicted for the commission of the offence punishable under Section 302 of the INDIAN PENAL CODE (for short Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? “IPC”).

2. The facts giving rise to the present appeal, as per the prosecution story, can be summarized as under: On 19.02.2017, around 02:15 p.m., police of Police Station Rohru was telephonically informed by Shri Pritam Singh that accused Krishan Chand committed murder of his mother, Smt. Kagal