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SANJAY K. AGRAWAL, RADHAKISHAN AGRAWAL
Shravan Kumar Rathiya S/o Mangal Singh Rathiya – Appellant
Versus
State of Chhattisgarh – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SANJAY K. AGRAWAL, J.
1. This criminal appeal under Section 374(2) of Cr.P.C. has been preferred by the appellant herein against the impugned judgment dated 09/02/2015 passed by learned 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Raigarh in Sessions Trial No. 131/2013 whereby he has been convicted and sentenced as under with a direction to run all the sentences concurrently:
| Conviction | Sentence |
| U/s 302 of IPC | Life imprisonment with fine of Rs. 1000/- in default of payment of fine, additional R.I. for 1 month. |
| U/s 364 of IPC | Life imprisonment with fine of Rs. 1000/- in default of payment of fine, additional R.I. for 1 month. |
| U/s 201 of IPC | R.I. for 7 years with fine of Rs. 1000/- |
2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 18/05/2013 at about 09:45 PM, the appellant herein abducted Annu Singh and took her on his motorcycle to Domnara Forest and caused her death by strangulating her with the help of her scarf and in order to screen himself from the offence, he threw her dead body under the dumping yard and also threw her mobile, spectacles and purs
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