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11.08.2025 17.11.2025 -- 17.11.2025 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR CRA No. 172 of 2007 Judgment Reserved on : 11.08.2025 Judgment Delivered on : 17.11.2025  Rajkumar Sharma, S/o Arjun Sharma, aged about 19 years, Caste – Carpenter, R/o Dehri Vishrampur, Police Station – Husainabad, District – Palamu (Jharkhand), at present Imalibhatha, Bandhawapara, House of Dudheshwar Sharma, Police Station House – Sarkanda, District –

Bilaspur (C.G.)

---- Appellant Versus  State of Chhattisgarh Through : S.H.O., Police Station –

Sarkanda, District Bilaspur (C.G.)

---- Respondent For Appellant. - Mr. Dharmesh Shrivastava, Advocate.

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

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

1. This appeal arises out of the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 20.12.2006 passed by the Special Judge (constituted under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur in Sessions Trial No.245/2005 convicting the accused/appellant under