2025:CGHC:56932-DB NAFR RAHUL JHA HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Digitally signed by RAHUL JHA Date: 2025.11.24 18:57:55 +0530 CRA No. 1779 of 2023 Vivek Kumar Pandey S/o- Sudama Prasad Pandey Aged About 25 Years R/o-

Village Sidhi, Police Station Sidhi, District : Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh Appellant Versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station In Charge, Police Station Janakpur, District : Koriya (Baikunthpur), Chhattisgarh Respondent(s)

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For Appellant(s) : Mr. Vivek Ranjan Tiwari, Senior Advocate along with Mr. Atul Kesharwani, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Soumya Rai, PL Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Judgment on Board Per Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge

24/11/2025

1. This appeal has been preferred by the appellant against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 18/08/2023 passed in Sessions Trial No. 41/2019 by the learned II Additional Sessions Judge, Manendragarh, Distt. Korea (C.G.), whereby the appellant has been convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (henceforth ‘the IPC’) and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment and fine of Rs. 1000/-, with default st