2025:CGHC:60514-DB Digitally signed by SISTA NAFR SISTA SOMAYAJULU SOMAYAJULU Date:

2025.12.15 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

14:45:31 +0530 CRA No. 1171 of 2018 {Arising out of judgment dated 13-7-2018 in Sessions Trial No.50/2017 of the Sessions Judge, Surajpur, District Surajpur}

Pavan Singh, aged about 26 years, S/o Amol Singh, R/o Village Pevri Koshampara, P.S. Ramanujnagar, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh ... Appellant versus State of Chhattisgarh, through P.S. Ramanujnagar, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent For Appellant : Mr. Shashi Bhushan Tiwari, Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr. H.A.P.S. Bhatia, Panel Lawyer.

Division Bench: -

Hon'ble Shri Sanjay K. Agrawal and Hon'ble Shri Sachin Singh Rajput, JJ.

Judgment On Board (12/12/2025)

Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.

1. The appellant herein has preferred this appeal under Section 374(2)

of the CrPC questioning the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 13-7-2018 passed by the Sessions Judge, Surajpur in Sessions Trial No.50/2017, by which he has been convicted under Section 302 of the IPC and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and pay a fine of ₹ 500/-, in default of payment of fine to further underg