IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA DSR No. 1 of 2018 with Cr. Appeal No. 387 of 2018 Reserved on: 11.08.2025 Date of Decision: 23.09.2025 DSR No. 1 of 2018 State of Himachal Pradesh ...Appellant Versus Chander Sharma, and others ...Respondents For the Appellant : Mr Jitender Sharma, Additional Advocate General with M/s. J.S. Guleria and Priyanka Chauhan, Deputy Advocates General.

For the Respondents : M/s Sartaj Singh Narula, Arshdeep Singh Cheema and Prince Chauhan Advocates.

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Cr. Appeal No. 387 of 2018 Chander Sharma and others …Appellants Versus State of Himachal Pradesh …Respondent For the Appellants : M/s Sartaj Singh Narula, Arshdeep Singh Cheema and Prince Chauhan, Advocates.

For the State of H.P. : Mr. Jitender Sharma, Additional Advocate General, with M/s J.S. Guleria and Priyanka Chauhan, Deputy Advocates General.

Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge.

Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹ Yes.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The learned Sessions Judge, Shimla (learned Trial Court) has made the present death reference.

2. The appellants (accused before the learned Trial Court) have also fi