ASHWANI KUMAR AND ANR(Not Applicable) vs STATE OF HP(Not Applicable) — CRMP/5899/2025

Case under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Section 479(1). Disposed: Contested--Allowed on 06th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HPHC010832422025

Filing Number

CRMP/12387/2025

Filing Date

29-Dec-2025

Registration No

CRMP/5899/2025

Registration Date

30-Dec-2025

Judge

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma

Coram

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma

Bench Type

Single

Judicial Branch

Criminal Section

Decision Date

06-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Allowed

Last updated 03-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Section 479(1)

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.ASHWANI KUMAR AND ANR(Not Applicable)

    Adv. GEORGE

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF HP(Not Applicable)

    Adv. AG 1123

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 06-May-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur,hon'ble Mr. Justice Ranjan SharmaView PDF

    The Himachal Pradesh High Court suspended the 10-year rigorous imprisonment sentence of Ashwani Kumar and another, convicted under Section 20 of the ND&PS Act for possession of 5+ kg of charas, after they completed 68% of their sentence and faced appellate hearing delays due to bench reconstitution. The court granted release on personal bonds of Rs. 1,00,000 each with sureties, subject to appearing in court and surrendering if their appeal is dismissed. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 25-Mar-2026

    Orders

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Romesh Verma

  4. 31-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur,hon'ble Mr. Justice Romesh VermaView PDF

  5. 31-Dec-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  6. 29-Dec-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. CRMP/5899/2025

casestatus.in Summary

The Himachal Pradesh High Court suspended the 10-year rigorous imprisonment sentence of Ashwani Kumar and another, convicted under Section 20 of the ND&PS Act for possession of 5+ kg of charas, after they completed 68% of their sentence and faced appellate hearing delays due to bench reconstitution. The court granted release on personal bonds of Rs. 1,00,000 each with sureties, subject to appearing in court and surrendering if their appeal is dismissed. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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