2025:CGHC:49106-DB AFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No.1870 of 2019 Judgment reserved on : 22.07.2025 Judgment delivered on : 25.09.2025

1 - Budhram Singh @ Lallu S/o Ramdas Gond Aged About 23 Years R/o Sundarpur (Patrapara), Police Station Sonhat, District Koriya, Digitally signed Chhattisgarh by R NIRALA Appellant (s)

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1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Sonhat, District Koriya, Chhattisgarh Respondent(s)

For Appellant (s) : Ms. Reena Singh, through Legal Aid For Respondent(s) : Mr. Devesh Kela, PL Hon’ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey Hon’ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad

C A V Judgment

Per Rajani Dubey J.

1. The present appeal is directed against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 04.11.2019 passed by the learned Additional Session Judge (FTC) and Special Judge under the POCSO Act, 2012, Baikunthpur, District Koriya (C.G.)

in Special Session Trial No.25/2017, whereby the appellant has been convicted under Section 4 of POCSO Act and Sections 366 and 302 of IPC and sentenced to undergo RI for 10 years with fine of Rs.1000/-, RI for 5 years with fine of Rs.500/- and life imprisonment with fine of Rs.1000/-, respectively, with defa