Pawan Kumar v. State of Punjab
Case brief
What is this about?
Pawan Kumar v. State of Punjab, CRA-S-1483-SB-2011 (O&M), Punjab & Haryana High Court, decided 10.04.2026, coram Vinod S. Bhardwaj, J. (oral order). Appeal against conviction under Section 304 Part II IPC and sentence of 5 years RI + Rs.3,000 fine (Sessions Judge, Jalandhar; FIR No.82 dated 02.04.2009, PS Sadar Jalandhar; initially under Sections 302, 308 IPC). Dismissed as not pressed because appellant had already completed his sentence; no merits adjudication, no precedent value on conviction or sentence. Counsel: Anmol Thakur, Sandeep Arora (appellant); Savi Nagpal, AAG (State). Useful only to show non-pressing of a criminal appeal post-completion of sentence.
What did the court decide?
None; the appeal was dismissed as not pressed without adjudication on merits, and pending application(s), if any, were directed to stand disposed of.