Chiranji Lal vs State of H.P. - 2025 Supreme(HP) 1575

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2025 Supreme(HP) 1575

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
RAKESH KAINTHLA
Chiranji Lal – Appellant
Versus
State of H.P. – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellants : Ajay Kumar, Rohit
For the Respondent: Ajit Sharma

JUDGMENT :

RAKESH KAINTHLA, J.

1. The present revision is directed against the judgment dated 16.9.2014, passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Ghumarwin, District Bilaspur, H.P. (learned Appellate Court), vide which the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 11.4.2014, passed by learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Court No. 3, Ghumarwin, District Bilaspur, HP (learned Trial Court) were upheld. (Parties shall hereinafter be referred to in the same manner as they were arrayed before the learned Trial Court for convenience.)

2. Briefly stated, the facts giving rise to the present revision are that the police presented a challan against the accused before the learned Trial Court for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 279 and 337 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). It was asserted that the informant, Batan Singh (PW1), was working as Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) in the HP State Electricity Board (HPSEB), Bilaspur Circle. He was driving the vehicle bearing registration No. HP-23B-1459 on 18.5.2007. He reached the Ghumarwin Bazar, where Jagdish Singh (PW2) and Daulat Ram met him. They boarded the vehicle, and all of them proceeded towards Dadhol. A truc