2025:CGHC:14334 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR CRA No. 322 of 2025  Manbodh Deepak S/o Goutam Deepak Aged About 21 Years R/o Khairgadhi, P.S. Sariya, District Sarangarh -Bilaigarh Chhattisgarh. ---- Appellant Versus  State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Sariya, District Sarangarh Bilaigarh Chhattisgarh..

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For Appellant : Mr. Ravi Maheshwari, Advocate with Mr.

Chandrasen Chouhan, Advocate.

For Respondent-State : Ms. Pragya Shrivastava, Dy. GA.

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Hon'ble Shri Arvind Kumar Verma, Judge

Order on Board

25.03.2025

1. This criminal appeal has been preferred by appellant against the

judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 03.02.2025,

passed by learned Session Judge, District -Sarangarh Bilaigarh,

(CG) in Special Criminal Case (POCSO Act) No.12/2019,

whereby appellant stands convicted and sentence as under :-

2. The prosecution case, in brief, is this that complainant (father of prosecutrix/victim) lodged missing report to the concerned Police Station mentioning the