IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

Cr. Appeal No. 17 of 2013

Reserved on: 27.11.2025

Decided on: 18.12.2025

Ashwani Kumar H...…. Appellant

Versus

State of H.P. …. Respondent

Coram

The Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹ No.

For the Appellant : Mr. Nitin Thakur, Advocate.

For the Respondent : Mr. Lokender Kutlehria, Additional

Advocate General.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge

h The present appeal is directed against the judgment

gof conviction and order of sentence dated 17.01.2013 passed by

learned Sessions Judge, Bilaspur, H.P. (learned Trial Court), vide which the appellant (accused before the learned Trial Court) was convicted of the commission of offences punishable under Sections 326 and 452 of the Indian Penal

Code (IPC) and was sentenced as under: -

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

Sections Sentences

326 of IPC Accused was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year, pay a fine of ₹5,000/- and in default of payment of fine to further undergo simple imprisonment for one month.

452 of IPC Accused waos sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months’, pay a fine of ₹2500/- and in default