SUNITA GOSWAMI SUNITA GOSWAMI Date: 2026.03.12 17:28:33 +0530

2026:CGHC:11874 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR ACQA No. 204 of 2023 State Of Chhattisgarh, Through District Magistrate, Jashpur Chhattisgarh.

... Appellant versus Arun Kumar Bhagat S/o Vishwanath Prasad, Aged About 29 Years R/o Jamdhodi Ghutrapara, Police Station- Sitapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh.

... Respondent For Appellant/State : Mr. Dharmesh Shrivastava, Dy. Advocate General For Respondent : Mr. Manish Mishra, Advocate Single Bench : Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay S. Agrawal Judgment On Board

12.03.2026

1. This appeal has been preferred by the appellant/State under Section

378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, questioning the legality and propriety of the judgment dated 23.03.2022 passed by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Bagicha, District Jashpur (C.G.) in Criminal Case No.260/2018, whereby, the respondent has been acquitted with regard to the offence punishable under Section 66-C of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

2. From perusal fo the record, it appears that a written report (Ex.P-2)

was lodged by the prosecutrix on 27.02.2018 before the Police Station- Kansabel, District Jashpur Nagar