Digitally signed by ALLENA ALLENA ANNAJEE ANNAJEERAO RAO Date:

2026.02.23 17:41:49 +0530

2026:CGHC:8930 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 409 of 2022 Sagar Khute S/o Sudarshan Khute Aged About 25 Years R/o Village Kasmunda Premnagar, Thana Kasmunda District Korba Chhattisgarh.

... Appellant versus State of Chhattisgarh through Station House Officer, Police Station Saraipali, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent For the appellant : Mrs. Anjali Pradhan, Advocate For the State : Dr. (Smt) Richa Pandey, Panel Lawyer (Hon’ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal)

(Order on Board)

19/02/2026

1. The present criminal appeal under Section 415(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been preferred by appellant challenging the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 24.02.2022 passed by the learned Special Judge (NDPS Act), Saraipali, District Mahasamund (C.G) in Special Sessions Case (NDPS Act) No.07/2017 whereby the appellant has been convicted and sentenced as under:

2. During