The Himachal Pradesh High Court upheld Punnu Ram’s Section 354 IPC conviction, one-year prison sentence and ₹5,000 fine.
Judge / Bench — Justice Rakesh Kainthla.
Deciding Criminal Revision 194/2015 on 2 November 2026 (2026:HHC:47931), it accepted the woman’s account, corroborated by prompt reporting and her immediate narration to witnesses. A denied suggestion of a money dispute did not prove the defence. The court found no basis to disturb reasonable concurrent findings in revision.
Advocates appearing — Petitioner: N.S. Chandel, Senior Advocate; Sidharth, Advocate (appearance list); Shwetima Dogra, assisting counsel (hearing paragraph 9). State: Additional Advocate General P.K. Nadda (appearance list), Pawan Kumar Nadda (hearing paragraph 9).