Digitally signed by ANURADHA ANURADHA TIWARI TIWARI Date:

2026.03.25

10:25:39 1 +0530

2026:CGHC:13948-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 1286 of 2021 Mukesh Satnami S/o Shri Govind Satnami, Aged About 23 Years R/o Village Bandoura, Police Chowki Bazar Charbhantha, P.S. Kawardha, District Kabirdham Chhattisgarh ... Appellant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Kawardha, District Kabirdham Chhattisgarh ... Respondent (Cause-title taken from Case Information System)

For Appellant : Mr. Abhishek Banjarey and Mr. Veer Verma, Advocates For Respondent-State : Mr. Priyank Rathi, Government Advocate Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal , Judge Judgment on Board Per Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

24.03.2026

1. Heard Mr. Abhishek Banjarey and Mr. Veer Verma, learned counsel for the appellant as well as Mr. Priyank Rathi, learned Government Advocate, appearing for the State/respondent.

2. This criminal appeal filed by the appellant/accused under Section

374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, ‘Cr.P.C.’) is directed against the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 06.08.2021 passe