STATE OF HP(Not Applicable) vs ONKAR CHAND(Not Applicable) — CR.A/330/2015

Case under Code of Criminal Procedure Section 378. Disposed: Contested--Dismissed on 23rd March 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 08-Apr-2016

CNR: HPHC010098362015

Filing Number

CR.A/20185/2015

Filing Date

20-Apr-2015

Registration No

CR.A/330/2015

Registration Date

31-Aug-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

23-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Dismissed

Last updated 26-Mar-2026

Acts & Sections

Code of Criminal Procedure Section 378

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF HP(Not Applicable)

    Adv. AG

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.ONKAR CHAND(Not Applicable)

    Adv. ,Ankur Dass Sood,NEMO,SUCHITRA SEN 1123

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 23-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rakesh KainthlaView PDF

    Case Summary: CR.A/330/2015 The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed the State's appeal against Onkar Chand's acquittal on charges of wrongful restraint, criminal intimidation, and atrocity under SC&ST Act. The court upheld the trial court's acquittal, finding the prosecution's case doubtful due to: (1) unexplained one-day delay in FIR registration unsubstantiated by police records; (2) inconsistent witness testimonies with significant discrepancies in sequence of events; (3) key witness (Ravi Dutt) denying core allegations; (4) named witness (Prakash Chand) not examined; and (5) absence of medical evidence corroborating claimed physical assault. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 25-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rakesh KainthlaView PDF

  4. 18-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rakesh KainthlaView PDF

  5. 10-Nov-2025

    Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rakesh Kainthla

  6. 16-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rakesh KainthlaView PDF

  7. 08-Apr-2016

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  8. 20-Apr-2015

    Case filed

    Registration No. CR.A/330/2015

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: CR.A/330/2015 The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed the State's appeal against Onkar Chand's acquittal on charges of wrongful restraint, criminal intimidation, and atrocity under SC&ST Act. The court upheld the trial court's acquittal, finding the prosecution's case doubtful due to: (1) unexplained one-day delay in FIR registration unsubstantiated by police records; (2) inconsistent witness testimonies with significant discrepancies in sequence of events; (3) key witness (Ravi Dutt) denying core allegations; (4) named witness (Prakash Chand) not examined; and (5) absence of medical evidence corroborating claimed physical assault. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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