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 th