2026:CGHC:8242 AFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Reserved on : 28-01-2026 Delivered on : 16-02-2026 ACQA No. 260 of 2019 State of Chhattisgarh Through The Police Station- Eow / Acb, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Appellant/State versus Tobius Xaxa S/o Shri V. Xaxa Aged About 38 Years R/o Village- Mahapalli, Police Station- Chakradhar Nagar, District- Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. Post- Police Inspector, Police Station- Dhourpur, District- Surguja, Chhattisgarh., District :

Surguja (Ambikapur), Chhattisgarh Respondents.

For appellant/State. : Mr. Sanjay Pandey,Dy. Govt. Advocate with Mr. Ashutosh Shukla, Panel Lawyer.

For Respondent(s) : Ms. Vaishali Jeswani, Advocate appears on behalf of Mr. Sangeet Kumar Kushwaha, Advocate (Hon’ble Mr. Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas)

CAV Order

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The State has preferred this Acquittal Appeal under Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure against the judgment of acquittal dated 30-6-2018 passed by the learned Special Judge under Prevention of Corruption Act, Ambikapur, District Surguja (CG) in Special Criminal Case No. 3 of 2014 whereby the accused has been acquitted from offence punishable under Sections 7 and 13 (1