Allowed
Shashi Kumar v. Karunesh Sharma
Himachal Pradesh HCCR.R/610/2026
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court allowed a criminal revision filed by the petitioner against his conviction and sentence under Section 138 NI Act after the parties reconciled. The complainant stated he did not wish to press the complaint, and the petitioner had deposited 7.5% of the cheque amount with the Legal Services Authority. The court set aside the conviction and sentence, dismissed the complaint as not pressed, ordered disbursement of the deposited amount to the complainant, and directed the petitioner's immediate release from judicial custody.
What did the court decide?
Conviction and sentence set aside; complaint dismissed as not pressed; deposited amount to be disbursed to complainant; petitioner ordered to be released from judicial custody forthwith.