IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. Appeal No. 323 of 2015 Reserved on: 03.03.2026 Date of Decision: 21.4.2026.

State of H.P. f...Appellant Versus Girdhari Lal ...Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹ No For the ApCpellant/State: Mr Lokender Kutlehria, Additional Advocate General.

For the R espondent : Ms Sheetal Vyas, Advocate.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge i The present appeal is directed against the judgment dated 09.12.2014, passed by the learned Special Judge, Una, H.P (Learned Trial Court) vide which the respondent (accused before the learned Trial Court) was acquitted of the charges framed against him. (Parties shall hereinafter be referred to in the same manner as they were arrayed before the learned Trial Court for convenience).

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

2. Briefly stated, the facts giving rise to the present appeal are that the police presented a challan against the accused for the commission of an offence punishable under Section 7, read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (PC Act). It was asserted that the informant Sushil Kumar (PW11) was holdin