NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR CRA No. 1425 of 2023 • Hemlal Chand S/o Beniram Chand, Aged About 29 Years R/o Village Gopalpuri, Police Station Arjuni, Distt. Dhamtari (C.G.).

---- Appellant Versus • State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station In Charge, Police Station Arjuni, Distt- Dhamtari (C.G.).

---- Respondent For Appellant : Mr. Hemant Kumar Agrawal, Advcoate For Respondent/State : Mr. Shailendra Sharma, PL For Respondent/Objector : Mr. H.A.P.S. Bhatia, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Arvind Kumar Verma, Judge Judgment on Board Per Arvind Kumar Verma, J.

22/02/2024 This criminal appeal preferred under Section 374(2) of the CrPC is directed against the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 24.05.2022 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Dhamtari, District Dhamtari in Sessions Case No. 55/2022 by which the appellant has been convicted for offence under Sections 302 of the IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay fine of RS. 1,000/- in default of payment of fine to further undergo simple imprisonment for three months.

2. Facts of the case in brief is that a written report has been lodged by the