IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. Revision No. 251 of 2014 Reserved on: 23.09.2025 Date of Decision: 14.11.2025 Vijay Kumar ....Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh .... Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹No For the Pe titioner : Mr. Rajesh Mandhotra, Advocate.

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

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The present revision is directed against the judgment dated 09.07.2014 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 18.10.2013 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Court No. (2), Ghumarwin, District Bilaspur, H.P. (learned Trial Court)

1. Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes

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 fo