2026:CGHC:17452 AFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 486 of 2005 Judgment Reserved On: 25.03.2026 Judgment Delivered On: 16.04.2026  Umend Banjare S/o. Umrao Banjare Aged About 52 Years R/o. Village Nagardih, P.S. Chakarbhata, District Bilaspur (C.G.)

... Appellant versus  The State Of Chhattisgarh Through P.S. Chakarbhata District Bilaspur (C.G.)

... Respondent For Appellant : Mr. Govind Ram Miri, Senior Advocate along with Mr. Abhishek Banjare, Advocate and Mr. Animesh Miri, Advocate For State : Mr. Krishna Gopal Yadaw, Dy. Government Advocate with Mr. Shailesh Puriya, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas

CAV Judgment

1. The appellant has filed present criminal appeal under Section 374(2)

of the Criminal Procedure Code against judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 29.04.2005 passed by learned Tenth Additional Sessions Judge (F.T.C.), Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) in Sessions Trial No. 33/2004 whereby the appellant has been convicted and sentenced in the following manner:-

Digitally signed by BHUMIKA BHUMIKAANGARE ANGARE Date:

2026.04.16 +0530

2. The prosecution case, in brief, is that the complainant Bisun and the appellant Umend Banjar