2025:CGHC:57980 Digitally s R i U gn K e H d S b A y R NAFR RUKHSARBANO BANO Date:

2025.12.04

13:16:55 +0530 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 556 of 2005

1 - Jitendra Kumar Naurang, S/o Santu @ Santosh Naurang, Aged About 18 Years, R/o village Kurud P.S. Palari, Distt. Raipur (CG).

... Appellant versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh, Through Station House Officer, Police Station Pallari, District Raipur (CG).

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

For Appellant : Mr. Anjay Mishra, Advocate appears on behalf of Mr. Vivek Rathore, Advocate For Respondent / State : Mr. Shailesh K. Puriya, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi Judgment on Board

28/11/2025

1. Heard.

2. This criminal appeal has been preferred by appellant under Section

374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for brevity ‘Cr.P.C.’) challenging the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 02.07.2005 passed by the learned Second Upper Sessions Judge, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh (henceforth referred to as ‘trial Court) in Sessions Case No.370/2004, whereby the appellant / accused has been convicted for the offence punishable under Section 376 of the Indian Penal