2026:CGHC:7940 NAFR INDRAJEET INDRAJEET SAHU SAHU Date: 2026.02.23

10:47:50 +0530 ACQA No. 403 of 2024

1 - The State of Chhattisgarh Through District Magistrate, Surguja (C.G.)

... Appellant Versus

1 - Shivlal Jaiswal S/o Late Mahadev Prasad Jaiswal, Aged About 50 Years R/o House No.4, Vivekanand Nagar Kisan Rice Mill Marg Ambikapur, Police Station- Gandhinagar, District Surguja (C.G.).

... Respondent(s)

For Appellant : Ms. Supriya Upasne, Govt. Advocate and Ms. Richa Sahu, Panel Lawyer.

For Respondent : Shri Amrito Das, Advocate.

Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J Judgment on Board

12.02.2026

1. The present Acquittal Appeal under Section378(3) CrPC has been filed by the State against the impugned judgment of acquittal dated 14.03.2022 passed by the First Additional Sessions Judge, Ambikapur, District Surguja in Sessions Case No.36/2020 where by the respondent accused has been acquitted from the offence under Section 306 IPC.

2. Brief facts of the case are that, in the intervening night of 29-

30.12.2018 the deceased Manoj Singh committed suicide in his house by hanging himself. The merg was reported to the police. During merg enquiry, the dead body was sent for its postmortem and