Devi Sharan(Not Applicable) vs Netar Singh AND ANR(Not Applicable) Advocate - Munish Datwalia, ,Ram Kumar — CR.R/839/2024

Case under Armed Forces (Assam and Manipur) Special Powers Act, 1958 Section 438. Disposed: Contested--Disposed Off on 05th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HPHC010685242024

Filing Number

CR.R/13442/2024

Filing Date

21-Dec-2024

Registration No

CR.R/839/2024

Registration Date

21-Dec-2024

Judge

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma

Coram

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma

Bench Type

Single

Judicial Branch

Criminal Section

Decision Date

05-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Disposed Off

Last updated 03-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Armed Forces (Assam and Manipur) Special Powers Act, 1958 Section 438

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Devi Sharan(Not Applicable)

    Adv. Rajinder Singh Chandel,Sunil Kumar,Sunil Kumar, ,Sunil Kumar

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Netar Singh AND ANR(Not Applicable) Advocate - Munish Datwalia, ,Ram Kumar

  2. 2.State of HP(Not Applicable)

    Adv. AG

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 05-May-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep SharmaView PDF

    Case Summary: CR.R/839/2024 - Devi Sharan v. Netar Singh The High Court of Himachal Pradesh upheld the conviction of Devi Sharan under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for dishonoring a cheque of Rs. 6,00,000 issued to complainant Netar Singh. The trial court sentenced him to six months imprisonment and Rs. 12,00,000 compensation; the appeal court affirmed this. The High Court rejected the revision petition, finding the accused failed to establish a credible defense despite claiming the cheque was issued as security and misused; the statutory presumption under Section 139 applied since the cheque issuance and signatures were proven and the accused provided no compelling evidence to rebut it. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 20-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep SharmaView PDF

  4. 24-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep SharmaView PDF

  5. 24-Feb-2026

    Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja

  6. 05-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sushil KukrejaView PDF

  7. 05-Dec-2025

    Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja

  8. 26-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sushil KukrejaView PDF

  9. 26-Nov-2025

    Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja

  10. 31-Oct-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sushil KukrejaView PDF

  11. 31-Oct-2025

    Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja

  12. 08-Oct-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sushil KukrejaView PDF

  13. 18-Jun-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rakesh KainthlaView PDF

  14. 07-Mar-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rakesh KainthlaView PDF

  15. 23-Dec-2024

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Bipin Chander NegiView PDF

  16. 23-Dec-2024

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  17. 21-Dec-2024

    Case filed

    Registration No. CR.R/839/2024

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: CR.R/839/2024 - Devi Sharan v. Netar Singh The High Court of Himachal Pradesh upheld the conviction of Devi Sharan under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for dishonoring a cheque of Rs. 6,00,000 issued to complainant Netar Singh. The trial court sentenced him to six months imprisonment and Rs. 12,00,000 compensation; the appeal court affirmed this. The High Court rejected the revision petition, finding the accused failed to establish a credible defense despite claiming the cheque was issued as security and misused; the statutory presumption under Section 139 applied since the cheque issuance and signatures were proven and the accused provided no compelling evidence to rebut it. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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