STATE OF HP(Not Applicable) vs ASHOK KUMAR(Not Applicable) — CR.A/178/2015

Case under Code of Criminal Procedure Section 378. Disposed: Contested--Dismissed on 25th March 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 23-Jul-2015

CNR: HPHC010038472015

Filing Number

CR.A/20066/2015

Filing Date

09-Feb-2015

Registration No

CR.A/178/2015

Registration Date

16-May-2015

Judge

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rakesh Kainthla

Coram

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rakesh Kainthla

Bench Type

Single

Category

CRIMINAL APPEAL ( 30 )

Sub-Category

APPEAL AGAINST ACQUITTAL FOR OFFENCES UNDER IPC ( 2 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal Section

Decision Date

25-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Dismissed

Last updated 14-Apr-2026

Acts & Sections

Code of Criminal Procedure Section 378

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF HP(Not Applicable)

    Adv. AG

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.ASHOK KUMAR(Not Applicable)

    Adv. RESPONDENT 1123

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 25-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rakesh KainthlaView PDF

    Summary The High Court of Himachal Pradesh dismissed the State's appeal against Ashok Kumar's acquittal in a fatal hit-and-run case. The court found that the trial judge took a reasonable view based on available evidence: witness testimonies were insufficient (relying only on vague "high speed" claims without specifics), key witnesses had left the scene before the accident, and the accused's confessional statement to police was inadmissible under Section 25 of the Indian Evidence Act. The court upheld the acquittal, emphasizing that appellate courts cannot interfere with reasonable acquittal verdicts unless they are patently perverse. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 19-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rakesh KainthlaView PDF

  4. 19-Dec-2025

    Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rakesh Kainthla

  5. 15-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rakesh KainthlaView PDF

  6. 23-Jul-2015

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  7. 09-Feb-2015

    Case filed

    Registration No. CR.A/178/2015

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The High Court of Himachal Pradesh dismissed the State's appeal against Ashok Kumar's acquittal in a fatal hit-and-run case. The court found that the trial judge took a reasonable view based on available evidence: witness testimonies were insufficient (relying only on vague "high speed" claims without specifics), key witnesses had left the scene before the accident, and the accused's confessional statement to police was inadmissible under Section 25 of the Indian Evidence Act. The court upheld the acquittal, emphasizing that appellate courts cannot interfere with reasonable acquittal verdicts unless they are patently perverse. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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