2026:CGHC:5902-DB Digitally signed SAGRIKA b A y G R SA A G W R A I L KA AGRAWAL Date:

2026.02.11

10:22:04 +0530 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 656 of 2022

1 - Pappu @ Mithilesh Manjhi S/o Ravi Manjhi Aged About 19 Years R/o Sakari, Thana- Vidhan Sabha, District- Raipur (C.G.)

... Appellant (s)

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Thana Vidhan Sabha, Distt. Raipur (C.G.)

... Respondent(s)

For appellant (s) : Mr. Azad Siddiqui, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. S. S. Baghel, Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal , Judge Judgment on Board Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

03.02.2026

1. Heard Mr. Azad Siddiqui, Advocate for the appellant and also Mr.

S. S. Baghel, Govt. Advocate for the Respondent/ State.

1. The present appeal has been filed by the appellant against the impugned judgment of conviction and sentence dated 10/01/2022 passed by learned Addl. Sessions Judge, FTC (Special Court), Raipur (CG) in Special Criminal Case No. 65/2019 whereby the appellant has been convicted and sentenced in the following manner:-

2. Brief facts of the case are that the father of the victim (PW/2)

lodged a missing report on 27.03.2019