2026:CGHC:6827 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 1036 of 2016 Ajit Rao S/o Vijay Rao Aged About 32 Years R/o Village Sandi, Police Station And Post Office Arang, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh ... Appellant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through The District Magistrate, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh., Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s)

For Appellant : Ms. Pooja Yadav on behalf of Mr. Shivendu Pandya, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Jitendra Shrivastava, G.A.

Hon’ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma Judgment on Board

06/02/2026

1. The present criminal appeal is filed by the appellant under Section

374(2) of Cr.P.C. against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 01.08.2016 passed by Seventh Additional Sessions Judge (FTC), Raipur (C.G.) in Special Criminal Case No. 25/16 whereby the appellant stands convicted as under:

CONVICTION SENTENCE u/s 354(D) of IPC R.I. for 3 years and fine of Rs.

5000/- and in default of payment of fine, additional S.I. for 6 months.

u/s 12 of POCSO Act, 2012 R.I. for 3 years and fine of Rs.

5000/- and in default of payment of fine, additional S.I. for 6 months.

2. The prosecution case, in brief, is that the victim lod