2025:CGHC:5738-DB Digitally signed by AFR BABLU BABLU RAJENDRA RAJENDRA BHANARKAR BHANARKAR Date: HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR

2025.02.05

10:34:14 +0530 Criminal Appeal No. 1558 of 20 19 [Arising out of judgment dated 14.10.2019, passed in Sessions Case No.123 of

2018 (State of Chhattisgarh v. Sudhir Mahana & 02 others), by the 5^th Additional Sessions Judge, District Raigarh (C.G.)]

1. Sudhir Mahana, Son of Dharnidhar Mahana, aged about 34 years, 2. Dharnidhar Mahana [died and deleted as per CO dt.

07.01.2025], 3. Shakuntla, Wife of Dharnidhar Mahana, aged about 65 years, [All Resident of Pusour, Police Station Pusour, District Raigarh, (Chhattisgarh)] ---- Appellants (In Jail)

Versus State of Chhattisgarh, through the Station House Officer, Police Station Pusour, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh)

---- Respondent -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

For Appellants : Mrs. Indira Tripathi, Advocate For Respondent : Mr. Arvind Dubey, Government Advocate -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice and Hon'ble Mr. Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge Judgment on Board Per