IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

Cr. Appeal No. 53 of 2014

Reserved on: 17.12.2025 Decided on: 01.01.2026

M/s Studry Industries Ltd.

...…. Appellant

Versus

M/s Sunil Enterprises & another …. Respondents

Coram

The Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?

For the Appellant : Mr. P.S. Goverdhan, Senior Advocate

with Mr. Rakesh Thakur, Advocate.

For the Respondents : Mr. Subhash Sharma, Senior Advocate

with Mr. Prantap Sharma, Advocate.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge

The present appeal is directed against the judgment

idated 30.11.2013, passed by learned Judicial Magistrate, First

Class, Kasauli, Court No.2, District Solan, H.P. (learned Trial Court) vide which the respondent (accused before the learned Trial Court) was acquitted of the commission of an offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (NI Act). (Parties shall hereinafter be referred to in the same

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

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 complainant filed a complaint before the learned Tr