Manoj @ Munna vs State Of Chhattisgarh

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2025 Supreme(SC) 2082

SANJAY KAROL, PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA
Manoj @ Munna – Appellant
Versus
State Of Chhattisgarh – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Appellant(s) : Mr. Md. Farman, AOR
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Praneet Pranav, D.A.G. Mr. Vinayak Sharma, Standing Counsel, Adv. Mr. Ravinder Kumar Yadav, AOR Mr. Kshitiz Agarwal, Adv. Mr. Yashvardhan Shah, Adv.

JUDGMENT :

PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA, J.

1. This Appeal is directed against the impugned judgment and order dated 11.05.2011 passed by the High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur in Criminal Appeal No.306/2008, whereby the High Court affirmed the conviction and sentence imposed by the Trial Court convicting the appellant for the offences under Sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ¹[“IPC”] and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for life with fine of Rs.1,000/- and rigorous imprisonment for 05 years with fine of Rs. 500/- and in default of payment of fine amounts, to undergo additional rigorous imprisonment for 06 months and 03 months respectively.

A. FACTUAL MATRIX

2. According to the prosecution, on 07.06.2004, the appellant, along with five co-accused, committed dacoity and, during its commission, caused the death of Yuvraj Singh Patle. The accused were, therefore, charged under Sections 302, 302/34, 396, 201 and 120-B of the IPC for murder, dacoity with murder, criminal conspiracy, and causing disappearance of evidence. It was further alleged that on 06.06.2004, the appellant was last seen with the deceased. The appellant had taken him on his motorcycle from Salhevara. The