IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Criminal Revision NoP.4047 of 2013 th Date of Decision : 9 April, 2026 _______________________________________________________ Manohar Lal ….Petitioner Versus f State of Himachal Pradesh …Respondent.

Coram:

The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹ Yes.

For the Petitioner : Mr. Virender Singh Rathour, Advocate.

For the Respondent : Mr. Rajan Kahol & Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocate Generals with Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocates General.

Sande ep Sharma, Judge (Oral)

Instant Criminal Revision Petition filed under Section 397/

401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, lays challenge to judgment dated 01.07.2013 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Kangra at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, in Cr. Appeal No.26- D/X/10/06, affirming the judgment of conviction dated 29.08.2006 and sentence dated 30.08.2006, passed by learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kangra at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, in criminal case No.26-II/04, whereby learned trial Court, while holding petitioner- accused guilty of having committed the offence punishable under Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see