2026:CGHC:1017 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 1374 of 2018 Shivchand Bariha S/o Shyamu Aged About 20 Years R/o Mungaser Police Station Bagbahra District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh ... Appellant Digitally signed by ARPAN versus ARPAN SRIVASTAVA SRIVASTAVA Date:

2026.01.13

10:3S6:t1a7te Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Komakhan District Mahasamund +0530 Chhattisgarh.

... Respondent For Appellant : Mr. Ajeet Yadav, Advocate For Respondent : Mr. Rishabh Chandra Singh Deo, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Arvind Kumar Verma, Judge

Order on Board

07.01.2026

1. This criminal appeal has been preferred by appellant against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 04.08.2018, passed by the Special Judge, (POCSO), Mahasamund (C.G.) in Special Session Case No.H-46/2017, whereby appellant/accused stands convicted and sentenced as under:

2. The present appeal was filed in the year 2018 and the appellant was granted bail by this Court vide order dated 11.02.2019.

3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 28.03.2017 complainant (father of prosecutrix) lodged missing report to the concerned Police Station mentioning therein that her daughter is missing from