State of Himachal Pradesh v. Mohinder Singh
Case brief
What is this about?
Infructuous disposal of State's criminal appeal following same-day quashing of FIR and entire chain of criminal proceedings. Keywords: Cr. Appeal No.536 of 2019; Cr.R. No. 314 of 2019; FIR No.132/2005 (Ext.PW6/A) dated 22.4.2005, Police Station Gaggal, Tehsil and District Kangra; Sections 353, 332, 506 and 34 IPC; judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 27/28.4.2011 in Criminal Challan No. 62-II/2005, Judicial Magistrate First Class (I); judgment dated 18.6.2019 in Criminal Appeal No. 26-K/X/14/2011, Additional Sessions Judge-II, Kangra at Dharamshala (camp at Jawali); State of Himachal Pradesh v. Mohinder Singh and Anr.; Sandeep Sharma, J.; decision date 5.9.2024; 'nothing remains to be adjudicated'; disposed of as infructuous with pending applications; advocates Rajan Kahol, Vishal Panwar, B.C. Verma, Ravi Chauhan (State) and Sunil Mohan Goel (respondents).
What did the court decide?
The Court found merit in the Additional Advocate General's contention that, the FIR No.132/2005 and the consequent proceedings — the conviction and sentence dated 27/28.4.2011 in Criminal Challan No. 62-II/2005 and the judgment dated 18.6.2019 in Criminal Appeal No. 26-K/X/14/2011 — having been quashed and set aside by the judgment dated 5.9.2024 in Cr.R. No. 314 of 2019, nothing remains to be adjudicated in the instant appeal.