2026:CGHC:4551 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Judgment Reserved on 08. 01.2026 Judgment Delivered on 28.01.2026 CRA No. 477 of 2005 Shanker Puri, S/o. Shri Hempuri, aged about 24 years, R/o. Checkpost, Bhadrapara, Balco, Korba (CG)

... Appellant versus State Of Chhattisgarh , Through the Station House Officer, Police Station Korba Chowki Balco, Distt. Korba (CG)

... Respondent {Cause title, as taken from Case Information System}

For Appellant : Mr. Shailendra Dubey, Advocate For Respondent/State : Ms. Mukta Tripathi, Panel Lawyer (Hon’ble Shri Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi)

CAV Judgment

1. This criminal appeal has been preferred under Section 374(2) of the CrPC against judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 30.4.2004 passed by Upper Sessions Judge, Korba (CG) in Sessions Case No.79/04, whereby the learned Upper Sessions Judge (henceforth, ‘trial Court’), after holding the appellant guilty, convicted and sentenced him in the following manner:-

Sl. Conviction Jail Sentence Fine Default No. under Section Sentence stipulation 01. 306 IPC RI for 07 years Rs.5000/- RI for 06 months

2. The prosecution story in brief is that, marriage of the appellant was solemnized