IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. Appeal No. 145 of 2014 Reserved on: 20.3.2026 Date of Decision: 8.5.2026.

State of H.P. ...Appellant Versus Iqwal Singh ...Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹ No.

For the Appellant : Mr Ajit Sharma, Deputy Advocate General.

Forh the Respondent : Ms Yogita Dutta, Advocate.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The present appeal is directed against the judgment dated 19.11.2023, passed by the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kangra, District Kangra, HP (learned Trial Court), vide which the respondent (accused before the learned Trial Court) was acquitted of the commission of offences punishable under Section 279, 337 and 338 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

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

(The parties shall hereinafter be referred to in the same manner as they were arrayed before the learned trial Court for convenience.

2. Briefly stated, the facts giving rHise to the present appeal are that the police presented a challan before the learned trial Court against the accused for the commission of offences punishable under sections 279, 337 and 338