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31.10.2025 20.01.2026 -- 20.01.2026 AFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 694 of 2012 Jitendra Sahu, S/o R.P. Sahu, Aged About 50 Years Head Constable at Present Post Police Station- Farashgaon Kondagaon, District- Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh … Appellant versus State of Chhattisgarh, through- Special Police Establishment, LoKayukta Office Jagdalpur, District – Bastar, Chhattisgarh --- State/Respondent ___________________________________________________________

For Appellant : Mr. Rahil Arun Kochar and Mr. Leekesh Kumar, Advocates.

For State : Ms. Nandkumari Kashyap, PL _____________________________________________________________

Hon'ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey C A V Judgement

1. This appeal is preferred under Section 374 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the judgment dated 30.07.2012 passed by learned Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act) Jagdalpur (C.G.) in Special Criminal Case No. 01/2007 whereby the appellant has been convicted for the offence punishable u