2026:CGHC:1116-DB NAFR MANPREET KAUR D M i A g N ita P l R ly E s E ig T n K e A d U b R y HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Date: 2026.01.21 13:52:23 +0530 CRA No. 280 of 2022 Dipak Kumar @ Anand Kumar Dhanuhar S/o Lae Panchram Aged About 21 Years Resident Of Village Nawagaon, Thana Nagrada, District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh.

... Appellant(s)

versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Nagarda, District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh., District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s)

For Appellant(s) : Mr. N.K. Malaviya, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Nitansh Jaiswal, Dy. G.A.

Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Arvind Kumar Verma , Judge Judgment on Board Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

08.01.2026

1. Heard Mr. N.K. Malaviya, learned counsel for the appellant. Also heard Mr. Nitansh Jaiswal, learned Deputy Government Advocate for the respondent / State.

2. This criminal appeal under Section 374(2) of the CrPC is directed against the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 05.08.2021 passed by the learned Special Judge (Fast Track, Special Court) Sakti, District- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) in Special Case No. 20/2019, by which the