2026:CGHC:6137-DB D si i g g n it e a d l l b y y NAFR AKHILESH AKHILESH BEOHAR BEOHAR Date: HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

2026.02.05

15:55:43 +0530 ACQA No. 185 of 2020 • The State of Chhattisgarh, Through Police Station Dabhra, District Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. ...Appellant versus • Chakradhar Singh, S/o Ballabh Singh, aged about 32 Years, R/o Faraswani, P.S. Dabhra, District Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent For Appellant/State : Mr. Atanu Ghosh, Deputy Government Advocate.

For Respondent : None.

Hon'ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey &

Hon'ble Shri Justice Radhakishan Agrawal Judgment on Board

04.02.2026 Per Radhakishan Agrawal, J.

Heard on admission.

1. This acquittal appeal filed by the appellant/State arises out of the judgment dated 22.01.2020 passed by the First Additional Sessions Judge, Sakti, District Janjgir-Champa, C.G. in Sessions Case No.32/2018, whereby the learned Trial Court acquitted the accused/respondent of the charge under Section 436 of Indian Penal Code (for short, ‘IPC’) on the basis of benefit of doubt.

2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 11.08.2018 at about 1:40 PM, PW-2 Akti Bai lodged an FIR (Ex.P-1) at Police Station Dabhra aga