Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:HHC:18361 )

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. Revision No. 56 of 2024 Reserved on: 30.05.2025 Date of Decision: 17.06.2025 Mahesh Gautam ...Petitioner Versus Rajeev Kohli ...Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹ Yes For the Petitioner : Mr. N.K. Thakur, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Divya Raj Singh, Advocate.

Forg the Respondent : Mr. Surinder K. Saklani, Advocate.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The petitioner (accused before learned Trial Court) has filed the present petition against the judgment dated 28.12.2023 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Una, District Una, H.P (learned Appellate Court), vide which the appeal filed by the petitioner was dismissed and the judgment and order dated 30.08.2022 passed by learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate

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

Court No.1, Una, District Una, (learned Trial Court) convicting and sentencing the petitioner 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 gi