IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. Appeal No. 61 of 2009 Reserved on: 23.04.2025 Date of Decision: 28.05.2025 Sanjay Pantri ...Appellant Versus State of H.P. ...Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?

For the Appellant : Mr. N.S. Chandel, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Sidharth, Advocate.

For the Respondent/State : Mr. Lokender Kutlehria, Additional Advocate General.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The present appeal is directed against the judgment dated 17.02.2009, passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, (Fast Track Court), Shimla, H.P. (learned Trial Court), vide which the appellant (accused before the learned Trial Court) was convicted of the commission of an offence punishable under Section 326 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years, pay a fine of

1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes.

₹50,000/- and in default of payment of fine to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for one year. ₹ 25,000/- was ordered to be paid to the victim as compensation out of the fine, so realised. (Parties shall hereinafter be referred to in the same manner