IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

Criminal Revision No. 201 of 2024 .

Decided on: 12.12.2025 P

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Dhan Dev ....Petitioner

Versus

State of H.P. & others ….Respondent

Coram

The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja, Judge.

Whether approved for

reporting?o1

For the petitioner: Mr. Chandresh Pal, Advocate,

vice Mr. Narender Guleria, Mr.

Loveneesh Thakur, Advocate.

For respondent No. 1/State: Mr. Balwinder Singh, Deputy

Advocate General.

For respondent No. 2: Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Sharma,

Advocate.

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Sushil Kukreja, Judge (oral)

The instant petition has been filed by the

petitioner-accused under Section 397 read with Section 401

of the Cr.P.C. against judgment, dated 02.04.2024, passed

by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Mandi, District Mandi, H.P., in Criminal Appeal No. 66 of 2021, whereby the judgment of conviction, dated 31.08.2021, and order of sentence, dated 07.09.2021, passed by learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Court No. 3, Mandi, H.P., in CIS

Registration No. 691/2017, was affirmed.

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

2. The brief facts, giving rise to the pres