2026:CGHC:13643 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 1829 of 2017

1 - Chandrashekhar S/o Lal Singh Sika, Aged About 22 Years R/o Kosmarra, Police Station Komakhan, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh., Chhattisgarh

2 - Devnarayan Thakur S/o Dashrath Thakur Aged About 19 Years R/o Matguda, Police Station Komakhan, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh., District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh ... Appellants versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Incharge, Chowki Lodam, Police Station Komakhan, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh., Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s)

For Appellants : Ms. Anjali Pradhan, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vivek Mishra, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma Judgment on Board

23/03/2026

1. The appellants have filed the instant appeal under Section 374(2)

of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, (henceforth ‘the Cr.P.C.')

questioning the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 13.11.2017 passed in Special Criminal Case H-34/2016 whereby the appellants stand convicted as under :-

Appellant No. 1- Chandrashekhar Appellant No. 2- Devnarayan

2. The prosecution case, in brief, is that the complainant Dubelal Sahu lodged a written report at Police