IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

Criminal Revision No. 647 of 2025 .

Decided on: 15.12.2025 P

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Jitender Kumar ....Petitioner

Versus

Punjab National Bank ….Respondent

Coram

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

Whether approved for

reporting?o1

For the petitioner: Mr. Shivanshu Attri and Mr.

Kapil Sharma, Advocates, vice

Mr. Vijender Katoch, Advocate.

For the respondent: Mr. Arvind Sharma, Advocate.

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Sushil Kukrejao, Judge (oral)

The instant petition has been filed by the

petitioner-accused under Section 438 read with Section 442 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Suraksha Sanhita (for short “BNSS”)

against judgment, dated 13.06.2025, passed by learned

Additional Sessions Judge-I, Kangra at Dharamshala, in

Criminal Appeal No. 10-D/X/2025, whereby the judgment of conviction and order of sentence, dated 01.04.2025, passed by learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kangra at Dharamshala, District Kangra, H.P., in Criminal Case No. 72-

III/2019, was affirmed.

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

2. The brief facts, giving rise to the present petition, can succinctly be summari