2025:CGHC:56487-DB Digitally signed by AVANISH KUMAR PATHAK Date: NAFR

2025.11.24

18:52:56 +0530 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 812 of 2022 Kushal @ Beta S/o Late Ram Khelawan Aged About 19 Years R/o Uktwar, Police Station Janakpur, District : Koriya (Baikunthpur), Chhattisgarh ... Appellant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Of Police Station Kota-

dol,, District : Koriya (Baikunthpur), Chhattisgarh ... Respondent For appellant : Mr. Anil Gulati, Adv.

For Respondent/State : Mr. Shailendra Sharma, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon’ble Shri Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi, Judge Judgment on Board Per Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi, J.

20/11/2025

1. This criminal appeal under Section 374(2) of the Cr.P.C. has been preferred by the appellant/accused against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 8-4-2022 passed by the Upper Sessions Judge, FTSC (POCSO), Manendragarh, Distt. Koriya (CG) (henceforth referred to as ‘Special Judge’) in Special Criminal Case No. 34/2021, whereby the appellant has been convicted under Sections 450 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual