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01.09.2025 25.11.2025 -- 25.11.2025 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR CRA No. 939 of 2012 Judgment Reserved on : 01.09.2025 Judgment Delivered on : 25.11.2025  Bhurulal, S/o Heeralal Satnami, aged about 60 years, R/o Kotadabri, P.S. Champa, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.).

---- Appellant Versus  State of Chhattisgarh Through : District Magistrate, Janjgir-

Champa, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.)

---- Respondent For Appellant. - Ms. Indira Tripathi, Advocate.

For Respondent - Mr. Afroz Khan, P.L.

Hon'bel Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey (C.A.V. Judgment )

1. This appeal arises out of the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 04.10.2012 passed by the Sessions Judge, Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) in Sessions Trial No. 223/2011 convicting and sentencing the accused/appellant as under :-

2. The prosecution story, in brief, is that on 18.07.2011 at around 2.00 PM, when the prosecutrix was all alone in the house and her maternal grand-mother (Nani) and sister had gone out, the accused/appellant came to her house, gagged her mout