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2026:CGHC:2760 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 886 of 2025

1.Tulsi Gawde S/o Pandru Gawde Aged About 34 Years R/o Turangur Chandrupara, P.S. Burgum, District Bastar, Chhattisgarh

2.Pandru Gawde S/o Budhru Gawde Aged About 60 Years R/o Turangur, Chandrupara P.S. Burgum, District Bastar, Chhattisgarh ... Appellants versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer Of Police Station Burgum District Bastar, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent For Appellant : Mr. Raza Ali, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Karan Bahrani, P.L.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswa l Judgment On Board

16.01.2026

1. This criminal appeal under Section 415 (2) of the BNSS, 2023 has been preferred against the judgment dated 09.04.2025, passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Bastar place at Jagdalpur (CG) in S.T. No.58/2022, by which, both the appellants have been convicted and sentenced as under:

sentenced as under:

sentenced as under:

sentenced as under:

sentenced as under:

2. The case of prosecution, in brief, is that on 27.05.2022, at about 6:05 a.m., the appellants were cutting/removing the