IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. Appeal No.225 of 2007 Date of Decision: 25.04.2026 _______________________________________________________________________

Niyamat Ali ……...Appellant Versus State of Himachal Pradesh …....Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting? Yes.

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For the Appellant: Mr. Karan Singh Kanwar, Advocate.

For the Respondent: Mr. Vishal Panwar, Additional Advocate General. _______________________________________________________________________

Sandeep Sharmao, J. (Oral)

Instant appeal filed under Section 374 of Cr.P.C. lays challenge to judgment dated 28.06.2007 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Sirmaur, District at Nahan, in Sessions Trial No.14-N/7 of 2004, whereby afore Court while acquitting co-accused Amit Gupta and Mehtab, convicted appellant-accused Niyamat Ali (for short, ‘appellant-accused’) for his having committed offences punishable under Sections 392, 342, 506 and 323 of IPC and sentenced him as under:

323 IPC Simple imprisonment ₹500/-

for six months. (in default, to further undergo imprisonment for one month)