IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
RAJANI DUBEY, AMITENDRA KISHORE PRASAD
Anendra, S/o. Bacchelal Bhaskar – Appellant
Versus
State Of Chhattisgarh, Through Police Station Kunda, Distt. Kabirdham C.G. – Respondent
Judgment :
Rajani Dubey, J.
1. Challenge in this appeal is the legality and validity of the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 10th September, 2013 passed by the Sessions Judge, Kabirdham (Kawardha) in ST No.46/2011 whereby each of the appellants stands convicted under Sections 147, 148, 341, 323, 506B and 302 read with Section 149 of IPC and sentenced as under:
| Conviction | Sentence |
| Under Sections 302 read with 149 of IPC. | Life imprisonment, pay a fine of Rs.5000/- and in default thereof to suffer additional RI for five months’ RI. |
| Under Section 148 of IPC. | RI for two years, pay a fine of Rs.500/- and in default thereof to suffer additional RI for three months. |
| Under Section 341/149 of IPC. | RI for one month. |
| Under Section 506B/149 of IPC. | RI for five years. |
| Under Section 323/149 of IPC. | RI for one year. |
All the sentences were directed to run concurrently.
02. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 7.5.2011 at 21:05 hours complainant Ishwar Patle lodged a report at Police Chowki- Damapur that he is an elected panch of Ward No.12 at Village- Girdharikanpa and in the past when panchayat election was conducted his opponent Narendra Banjare lost by four votes. Since then Narendra
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