IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. Revision No.496 of 2024 Date of DeciPsion: 23.04.2026 __________________________________________________________________________

Baldev Singh .……...Petitioner Versus H Bhagat Singh …....Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?

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For the Petitioner: Mr. Navteen K. Bhardwaj, Advocate.

For the Respondent: Mr. Jagat Paul, Advocate.

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Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral)

Instant criminal revision petition filed under Section 438 read with Section 442 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, lays challenge to judgment dated 02.05.2024, passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Kullu, District Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, in Criminal Appeal No.23 of 2023, titled as Baldev Singh Vs. Bhagat Singh, affirming judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 12.05.2023, passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Banjar, District Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, in case No.418/19/14, whereby the learned trial Court while holding the petitioner-accused (hereinaft