2025:CGHC:58342-DB Digitally signed by SISTA NAFR SISTA SOMAYAJULU SOMAYAJULU Date:

2025.12.03

18:00:51 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR +0530 CRA No. 501 of 2017 {Arising out of judgment dated 28-2-2017 in Sessions Trial No.31/2016 of the 1^st Additional Judge to the Court of 1^st Additional Sessions Judge, Raipur}

Vijay Lal Sahu, S/o Punit Ram Sahu, aged about 37 years, R/o Nehru Chowk, Sarora, Police Station Urla, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

... Appellant versus State of Chhattisgarh, Through Station House Officer, Police of Police Station Urla, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

... Respondent For Appellant : Mr. T.K. Jha and Mr. Rohan Kumbhare, Advocates.

For Respondent : Mr. Amit Buxy, Panel Lawyer.

Division Bench: -

Hon'ble Shri Sanjay K. Agrawal and Hon'ble Shri Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal, JJ.

Judgment On Board (02/12/2025)

Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.

1. The sole appellant herein has preferred this appeal under Section

374(2) of the CrPC calling in question legality, validity and correctness of the impugned judgment of conviction & order of sentence dated 28-2-2017 passed by the 1^st Additional Judge to the Court of 1^st Additional Sessions Judge, Raipur in Sessions Trial No.31/2016, by which he