AFR VISHAKHA HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR BEOHAR Digitally signed by VISHAKHA CRA No. 1878 of 2019 BEOHAR Judgment Reserved on 21.07.2025 Judgment Delivered on 06.08.2025

1 - Tota Prasad @ Baba S/o Rama Yadav, Aged About 21 Years R/o Village Parpatiya, Police Station Kamleshwarpur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh., District : Surguja (Ambikapur), Chhattisgarh 2 - Mahendra Yadav, S/o Luxman, Aged About 23 Years R/o Village Parpatiya, Police Station Kamleshwarpur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh., District : Surguja (Ambikapur), Chhattisgarh ...Appellants versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through P.S. Lakhanpur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh, District : Surguja (Ambikapur), Chhattisgarh ... Respondent For Appellants : Mr. Sushil Dubey & Mr. Aman Upadhyay, Advocates for the respective appellant.

For Respondent/State : Mr. Abhishek Singh, P.L.

Division Bench Hon'ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey, J. &

Hon'ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad, J.

C A V Judgment

Per, Amitendra Kishore Prasad, J.

1. In this appeal filed under Section 374(2) of Cr.P.C., the present appellants have challenged the legality, validity and propriety of the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 18.09