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20-03-2026 17-04-2026 - 17-04-2026 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Judgment reserved on : 20-03-2026 Judgment delivered on : 17-04-2026 ACQA No. 654 of 2019 Smt. Taran Bai W/o Barati Ram Lodhi Aged About 40 Years R/o Parasbod, P.S. Saja, District- Bemetara, Chattisgarh ... Appellant/complainant versus

1 - Girdhari Ram Lodhi S/o Late Rewaram Lodhi Aged About 43 Years R/o Parasbod, P.S. Saja, District- Bemetara, Chhattisgarh.

2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, P.S. Saja, District-

Bemetara, Chhattisgarh.

... Respondents For Appellant : Mr. PR Patankar and Ms. Vartika Shrivastava, Advocates.

For Respondent No.1 : Ms. Sharmila Singhai, Sr. Adv. with Mr.

Shashawat Rai, Advocate.

For Respondent No.2 : Ms. Nand Kumari Kashyap, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey Hon’ble Shri Justice Radhakishan Agrawal, JJ

CAV Judgment

Per Rajani Dubey, J Challenge in this appeal is to the legality and validity of the judgment dated 11.7.2019 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Bemetara in ST No.23/2016