2025:CGHC:57705-DB Digitally s JY ig O n T e I d by NAFR JYOTI SHARMA SHARMADate:

2025.11.28

10:17:35 +0530 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 2257 of 2024 Jitendra Say Paikra S/o Mahaveer Say Aged About 19 Years R/o Purainbandha, Police Station- Tapkara, District- Jashpur Chhattisgarh ... Appellant(s)

versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Station House Officer, Police Of Police Station- Tapkara, District- Jashpur Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s)

For Appellant : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Sahu, Advocates.

For Respondent(s) : Ms. Malay Jain, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Judgment on Board Per Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge

27.11.2025 By order dated 05.03.2025, this Court directed the State counsel to inform the father of victim (PW2) regarding pendency of the appeal revealing that he can appear on the date fixed and object the prayer made by the appellant.

Today, learned State counsel would submit that since the father of the victim expired, the intimation regarding pendency of the appeal has been given to the victim Despite the above, no representation is made on behalf of the victim to object the prayer.

1. This criminal appeal prefer