2026:CGHC:300-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR ACQA No. 393 of 2025 •

Vikas Singh Chandra S/o Budheshwar Singh Chandra Aged About 39 Years R/o Kosir Gautiyapara, Police Station- Kosir, District-

Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.)

... Appellant(s)

versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Station House Officer, Police, Sta-

tion- Kosir, District- Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.)

2. Keshav Kumar Chandra S/o Late Lakhan Lal Chandra Aged About

61 Years R/o Village- Kosir (Gountiyapara), Police Station- Kosir, District- Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.)

3. Vinay Kumar Chandra S/o Keshav Kumar Chandra Aged About 30 Years R/o Village- Kosir (Gountiyapara), Police Station- Kosir, Dis-

trict- Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.)

4. Bhupendra Kumar @ Bholu Chandra S/o Keshav Kumar Chandra Aged About 25 Years R/o Village- Kosir (Gountiyapara), Police Sta-

tion- Kosir, District- Sarangarh-Bilaigarh Chhattisgarh --- Respondents CRA No. 1799 of 2024 •

Bhupendra Kumar @ Bholu S/o Keshav Kumar Aged About 25 Years R/o Village - Kosir (Gotiyapara ), Police Station - Kosir, Tahsil - Sarangarh, District - Sarangarh - Bilaigarh (C.G.)

--Appellant(s)

Versus •

State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station - Kosir Tahsil Sarangarh, District -Sarangarh Bilaigarh (C.G.)

--- Respondent(s)

CRA No. 1793 of 2024

1. Keshav Kumar S/o Late Lakhan Lal Chandra Aged About 62 Years Digitally s JY ig O n T e I d J H by A R/o Village Kosir (Gotiyapara), Police Station- Kosir, Tahsil-

Date:

2026.01.09

1 + 6 0 : 5 1 3 3 0 :48 Sarangarh, District : Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, Chhattisgarh

2. Vinay Kumar S/o Keshav Kumar Chandra Aged About 31 Years R/o Village Kosir (Gotiyapara), Police Station- Kosir, Tahsil- Sarangarh, District : Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, Chhattisgarh ---Appellant(s)

Versus •

State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Kosir, Tahsil Sarangarh, District : Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s)

In ACQA 393/2025 For Appellant : Mr. Virendra Verma, Advo-

For State : cate Mr. Nitansh Jaiswal, Dy. G.A.

In CRA Nos. 1793/2025 & 1799/2024 For Appellant : Mr. Rajeev Shrivastava, Sr.

For State : Advocate along with Mr.

Malay Shrivastava, Advocate Mr. Nitansh Jaiswal, Dy. G.A.

Hon’ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon’ble Shri Arvind Kumar Verma , Judge Judgment on Board Per, Arvind Kumar Verma, Judge

05/01/2026 Heard Mr. Virendra Verma, learned counsel for the appellant in ACQA No. 393/2025 and Mr. Rajeev Shrivastava, Sr. Advocate along with Mr. Malay Shrivastava, learned counsel for appellants in CRA Nos. 1793/2025 & 1799/2024 and Mr. Nitansh Jaiswal, learned P.L. for the State.

1. Since the Acquittal Appeal No. 393 of 2025 filed on behalf of the appel-

lant/injured and CRA Nos. 1793/2025 & 1799/2024 filed by the appel- lants/accused arise out of same impugned judgment, they are heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

2. Acquittal Appeal has been filed by the Appellant challenging the legal-

ity, validity and propriety of judgment dated 19.09.2024 passed by the

learned Additional Sessions Judge, Sarangarh, District Sarangarh- Bi- laigarh C.G. in Sessions Trial No. 87/2023 whereby the learned Ses- sions Judge has wrongly acquitted the accused persons from the charges under Sections 506, 294, 352 of IPC and convicted the ac- cused Bhupendra Kumar @ Bholu for the offence under Section 448, 323 and 304 Part-II and other accused Keshav Kumar Chandra and Vinay Kumar Chandra under Section 448, 323 and 323 of IPC instead of 302/34 of IPC and therefore, all the accused persons are liable to be punished for life imprisonment and other sentences for the offence pun- ishable under Section 452, 325/34, 506, 294, 352, 302 of IPC for com- mission of assault to the injured persons Triyugi Narayan Chandra and Vikas Chandra and one of them namely Triyugi Narayan Chandra died subsequently.

3. This criminal appeals bearing No. 1793/2025 & 1799/2024 preferred under Section 415 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short BNSS, 2023) is against imp