IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. Appeal No.27 of 2013 Reserved on:03.11.2025 Decided on: 19.11.2025 State of Himachal Pradesh ...…. Appellant Versus Barjinder Singh …. Respondent Coram The Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹No For the Appellant : Mr. Parshant Sen, Deputy Advocate General.

/State For the Respondent : Mr. Sanjay Jaswal, Advocate.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The present appeal is directed against the judgment dated 31.08.2012, passed by Judicial Magistrate, First Class,Court No.1, Kangra, District Kangra, H.P. (learned Trial Court) vide which the respondent (accused before learned Trial Court) was acquitted of the commission of offences punishable under Sections 279 and 337 of Indian Penal Code (IPC). (Parties Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the Judgment?Yes.

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 appeal are that the police presented a challan against the accused before the learned Trial Court for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 279