Digitally 2026:CGHC:5873-DB SAIFAN signed by KHAN SAIFAN KHAN NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Criminal Appeal No. 404 of 2015 [Arising out of impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 25.02.2015, passed in Sessions Trial No.49/2013 (State of Chhattisgarh v. Jitendra and 02 others) by the Additional Sessions Judge, Mungeli District Bilaspur (CG)]

1 – Jitendra, S/o Jagdish Patel, aged about 20 years, R/o Village Saristal, Police Station Lormi, District Mungeli (Chhattisgarh)

2 – Jagdish, S/o Makhan Patel, aged about 55 years, R/o Village Saristal, Police Station Lormi, District Mungeli (Chhattisgarh)

3 - Kunwariya Bai, W/o Jagdish Patel, aged about 50 years, R/o Village Saristal, Police Station Lormi, District Mungeli (Chhattisgarh)

... Appellants (On Bail)

Versus State of Chhattisgarh, through Police Station Lormi, District Mungeli (Chhattisgarh)

... Respondent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

For Appellants : Mr. Rakesh Jain and Mrs. Kiran Jain, Advs.

For Respondent : Mr. Afroz Khan, Panel Lawyer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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