(1.) This judgment shall dispose of criminal appeal i.e. CRA No.S- 2631-SB of 2009, filed by the appellant.
(2.) Brief facts of the case as set-out in Para 2 of the judgment passed by learned Sessions Judge, Hoshiarpur are as under:
(3.) After completion of investigation, the challan against the accused-appellant was presented before the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Dasuya. Since, the offence was triable by the Court of Sessions, therefore, the case was committed by learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Dasuya to the Court of learned Sessions Judge for trial vide order dated 11.08.2008. The charge was framed against the accused-appellant vide order dated 04.09.2008, to which he pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.