2026:CGHC:9007-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR CRA No. 1119 of 2024 Jaiprakash @ Bau Yadav S/o Veer Singh Yadav Aged About 19 Years R/o Bajrang Chowk, Near Former Parshad House, Rawanbhata, Police Station - Khamtarai, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh. --- Appellant Versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through The District Magistrate, Raipur, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

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For Appellant : Mr. Shivendu Pandya, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Priyank Rathi, Govt. Advocate -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice and Digitally signed by VASANT Hon'ble Shri Arvind Kumar Verma, Judge VASANT KUMAR KUMAR D 20 a 2 te 6 : .02.24

14:34:45 +0530 Judgment on Board Per Arvind Kumar Verma, J .

20.02.2026

1. This criminal appeal filed by the appellant-accused under Section

374(2) of Cr.P.C. is directed against the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 10.04.2024, passed by the learned 7^th Additional Sessions Judge, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) in Sessions Case No.125/2022, whereby the appellant- accused has been convicted for offence under Section 302 of the IPC, 1860 and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and fine of Rs.1,000/- and in default of payment of fine, further undergo additional simple imprisonment for one month.

2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that the Complainant- Lekhram Dhruv lodged the report in the Police Station – Khamtarai, District Raipur (C.G.) to the effect that the incident, i.e. on 11/02/2022 at about 09:50 P.M., the present accused/appellant came in the house of the deceased namely Devraj Dhruv and called from inside of the house, thereafter, the deceased and appellant went towards some distance near the same place and assaulted the deceased by way of knife. The present accused/appellant committed the murder of the deceased by way of knife because the deceased used obscene language against the sister of the appellant. Further, it is alleged by the complainant that the appellant assaulted the deceased by way of knife in the neck of the deceased, in result of this incident, the deceased was sustained multiple injury by assault of the accused person.

3. After the incident, the deceased was brought the hospital and treatment was going on, thereafter, the deceased died on

15/02/2022.

4. On the basis of merg intimation, the police of Police Station Khamtarai, District - Raipur (C.G.) registered the FIR against the present accused/appellant for punishable under Sections 307 &

302 of IPC and 25/27 of Arms Act.

5. The complainant namely Lekhram Dhruv (PW-1) father of the deceased lodged the F.I.R. in the Police Station - Khamtarai, District - Raipur (C.G.) where the offence punishable under Sections 307 & 302 of IPC and 25/27 of Arms Act was registered against the present accused/appellant at Crime No. 83/2022.

6. During the course of investigation, the panchnama of dead body was prepared by the police. Further, police seized the property which was relating the offence and spot map was prepared, thereafter, the police sent the body for postmortem. The statements of witnesses were recorded and on completion of the investigation, police filed the challan under Sections 307 & 302 of IPC and 25/27 of Arms Act before the competent Court against the present accused/appellant.

7. During the course of trial, the charges under Sections 307 & 302 of IPC and 25/27 of Arms Act was framed against the present accused/appellant, but he denied the charge.

8. In order to bring home the offence, the prosecution examined as many as 16 witnesses and exhibited 35 documents. The appellant- accused examined none in his defence nor any document has been exhibited.

9. The trial Court upon appreciation of oral and documentary evidence available on record, by its judgment dated 10.04.2024, convicted the appellant f