2026:CGHC:5905-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR ACQA No. 90 of 2021 State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Somani, District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ... Appellant versus

1 - Manohar Dewangan Aged About 21 Years, R/o Village Baghera, Mahavir Chowk, Ward No. 17, Police Station Somani District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh.

2 - Motiram Sahu S/o Ashok Sahu Aged About 37 Years R/o Village Banbaghera, Ward No. 7, Police Station Somani District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ... Respondents/accused For Appellant : Mr. Rishi Raj Pithwa, Dy. Govt. Advocate.

For Respondents : Mr. Manohar Dewangan and Mr. Ankush Soni, Advocates.

Hon'ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey Hon’ble Shri Justice Radhakishan Agrawal, JJ Judgment on Board (03^rd February, 2026) Per Rajani Dubey, J Challenge in this appeal is to the legality and validity of the judgment dated 30.11.2019 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge (FTC), Rajnandgaon in Special Criminal Case No.50/2017 acquitting the respondents/accused of the charges under Section 376(2), 376(D), 506 of IPC and Sections 4/16 and 6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

02. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 30.9.2017 the prosecut