IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. Appeal No. 4153 of 2013 Reserved on: 02.04.2026 Date of Decision: 18.05.2026 Ramesh Sharma ...Appellant Versus Amina Chauhan f ...Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthl a, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹ No.

For the Appellant : Mr Ashok Kumar Tyagi, Advocate.

For the Respondent : Mr Rajesh Verma, Advocate.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The present appeal is directed against the judgment dated 18.07.2013, passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, First gClass, Nahan, District Sirmour, H.P. (learned Trial Court), vide iwhich the respondent (accused before the learned Trial Court)

was acquitted of the commission of an offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (N I Act). (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 complainant filed a complaint before the learned Trial Court against the accused for the commission of an offence punishable under section 138 of the NI A