2025:CGHC:61594 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Criminal Appeal No. 156 of 2004  Satish Chandrakar S/o Ravi Chandrakar, Aged about 21 years, R/o.

Subhash Nagar, Durg, Tah and Distt. Durg (C.G.)

---- Appellant Versus  State of Chhattisgarh Through P.S. Durg. Dist. Durg (C.G.)

---- Respondent For Appellant : Mr. Adil Minhaz, Advocate For State : Mr. Ajit Singh, Government Advocate Hon'ble Shri Arvind Kumar Verma, Judge Judgment on Board

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1. Challenge in this criminal appeal is to the impugned judgment of conviction and sentence dated 23.01.2004 passed in Session Trial No.252/2001, by which, learned Additional Session Judge (FTC), Durg, Chhattisgarh, convicted the appellant for offence punishable under Section 364-A read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced him to undergo RI for 07 years and fine of Rs.2,000/-, in default to undergo additional RI for 04 months.

2. In brief, the prosecution story is that on 18.03.2001, complainant Dr.

Girdhari Lal Bajaj (PW-13) was returning back from Durg to Amrawati alongwith his friend Chandi Ram (PW-14) and driver Udhdhav Shilke in his own Ford car No. MH/27/H/0990. Near about 11–11:15 am, when they crossed village