2026:CGHC:16332-DB AFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 1642 of 2022 Surendra Kumar Verma S/o Dharamdas Verma Aged About 23 Years R/o Village Thakurtola, Chowki Mohara, Thana And Tahsil Dongargarh, District :

Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh ... Appellant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through District Magistrate, Dongargarh, District :

Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent (Cause title taken from Case Information System)

For Appellant : Mr. Bharat Sharma, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Shailendra Sharma, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shr i Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri R avindra Kumar Agrawal , Judge Judgment on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

09/04/2026

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The present criminal appeal has been preferred by the appellant under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, VED calling in question the legality, validity and correctness of the PRAKASH DEWANGAN impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated VED PRAKASH DEWANGAN Date: 2026.04.17 27.09.2022 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Dongargarh, District Rajnandgaon (C.G.), in Sessions Trial No. 11/2020, whereby the appellant has been convicted for the offence punishable under S