2025:CGHC:58802-DB Digitally signed by ANURADHA NAFR ANURADHA TIWARI TIWARI Date:

2025.12.06

11:16:26 +0530 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 1154 of 2022 Vijay Sidar S/o Itwari Sidar Aged About 23 Years R/o Ward No. 9, Bhatgaon, Police Station Bhatgaon, District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. ... Appellant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Bhatgaon, District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh.

... Respondent (Cause-title taken from Case Information System)

For Appellant : Mr. Amiyakant Tiwari, Advocate For Respondent : Mr. Nitansh Jaiswal, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Judgment on board Per Ramesh Sinha, C hief Justice

04.12.2025

1. This criminal appeal filed by the appellant-accused under Section

374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, “Cr.P.C.”) is directed against the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 20.04.2022, passed by the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, FTSC (POCSO Act), Balodabazar (C.G.) in Special Sessions case (POCSO) No.47/2019, whereby the appellant-accused has been convicted for offence under