2026:CGHC:255-DB AFR ROHIT KUMAR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CHANDRA Digitally signed by ROHIT CRA No. 1540 of 2022 KUMAR CHANDRA Pritam Gir @ Ghislu S/o Santa Gir Goswami, Aged About 20 Years R/o Village Matiyari, Police Station Seepat, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Appellant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police of Police Station - Seepat, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent (Cause Title taken from Case Information System)

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For Appellant : Mr. Qamrul Aziz, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Priyank Rathi, Govt. Advocate ________________________________________________________

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

05.01.2026

1. The appellant has preferred this appeal under Section 374(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, ‘CrPC’) questioning the impugned judgment dated 12.08.2022 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Second Fast Track Special Court, Bilaspur (C.G.) in Special Criminal Case (POCSO Act) No. 390/2018, whereby the learned trial Court has convicted and