2026:CGHC:463 Digitally signed by AVANISH KUMAR NAFR PATHAK Date:

2026.01.09

10:50:25 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR +0530 ACQA No. 245 of 2019 Manoj Kumar Diwakar S/o Kirtan Lal Aged About 38 Years R/o Village And Post Kataud, Ward No. 11, Tahsil Nawagarh, District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh.

(Complainant )

... Appellant versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Anti Corruption Bureau, Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh. (Prosecution) 2 - Gunesh Vaishnav S/o Shri S.D. Vaishnav Aged About 42 Years Sub Auditor Office At Deputy Registrar Sahakari Society, Baloda Bazar, Permanent Resident Of House No. 269, Shikshak Colony, Tilda, Police Station Tilda, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. (Accused )

... Respondents For appellant : Mr. Mallic Sudip Ravi, Adv.

For Respondent : Ms. Anuradha Jain, Dy. Govt. Adv.

For respondent No. 2 : Mr. Achyut Tiwari, Adv.

(Hon’ble Mr. Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi)

Judgment on Board

5-1-2026

1. This acquittal appeal under Section 372 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (for brevity “Cr.P.C.”) has been filed by the appellant / complainant challenging the judgment dated 18-1-2019 passed by the Spacial Judge (Prevention of