Govind Mandavi vs State Of Chattisgarh

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2025 Supreme(SC) 2015

VIKRAM NATH, SANDEEP MEHTA
Govind Mandavi – Appellant
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State Of Chattisgarh – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mrs. Pragya Baghel, AOR Mr. Azad Bansala, Adv. Mr. Yuvraj Kashyap, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Abhishek Pandey, Adv. Mr. Prashant Kumar Umrao, AOR

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JUDGMENT :

Sandeep Mehta, J.

1. Heard.

2. Leave granted.

3. The appellant-Govind Mandavi¹[Hereinafter, referred to as the “accused-appellant”.], along with co-accused Narender Nag and Mansingh Nureti (both of whom stand acquitted by the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur²[Hereinafter, referred to as the “High Court”.]), were put to trial before the learned Special Judge, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, North Bastar, Kanker³[Hereinafter, referred to as the “trial Court”.], in Special Penal Case No. 65 of 2021. Upon conclusion of the trial, vide judgment and order dated 28th January, 2023, the accused- appellant and co-accused Mansingh Nureti were convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 302/34 and 460 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860⁴[For short, ‘IPC’.], and were sentenced in the following manner:

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