1 AFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR CRA No. 180 of 2020 •

Siyaram Sirdar S/o Madhau Ram Aged About 31 Years R/o Village Gokulpur, Police Station Ramanujnagar, Presently Residing Village Koteya, Police Station Premnagar, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh ---- Appellant Versus •

State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Premnagar, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For Appellant : Shri Gyan Prakash Shukla, Advocate For Respondent/State : Shri Ratan Pusty, Government Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri &

Hon'ble Shri Justice Radhakishan Agrawal Judgment On Board Per Goutam Bhaduri, J

16/02/2024 Heard.

1. This criminal appeal preferred by the appellant under Section 374 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 is directed against the impugned judgment dated 05/11/2019 passed by the Sessions Judge, Surajpur, District Surajpur, C.G. in Sessions Trial No.66/2018 whereby the appellant has been convicted under Section 449 & 302 of IPC and sentenced to undergo R.I. for 10 Years & Life Imprisonment, respectively and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- for each offence and in

2 default of payment of fine amount further R.I. for 2 months for each offence w