2026:CGHC:12920-DB Digitally signed by AKHILESH NAFR AKHILESH BEOHAR BEOHAR Date:

2026.03.20

15:38:24 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR +0530 ACQA No. 639 of 2019 • The State of Chhattisgarh, Through District Magistrate, District Janjgir–Champa, C.G.

...Appellant versus • Jai Narayan @ Tikla Diwakar, S/o Laxman Diwakar, aged about 25 years, R/o Sendari, Police Station Baradwar, District Janjgir -Champa Chhattisgarh.

... Respondent For Appellant : Mr. Rishiraj Pithwa, Deputy Government Advocate For Respondent : Mr. Vimlesh Bajpai, Advocate.

Hon'ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey and Hon'ble Shri Justice Radhakishan Agrawal Judgment on Board

18.03.2026 Per Radhakishan Agrawa l , J .

1. This acquittal appeal filed by the Appellant/State arises out of the judgment dated 25.01.2018 passed by the learned Third Additional Sessions Judge, Janjgir (C.G.) in Sessions Case No. 29/2017, whereby the learned trial Court acquitted the accused/respondent of the charges under Sections 364/34, 302/34, 201, 120-B and 404 of the Indian Penal Code (for short, ‘IPC’) by extending the benefit of doubt.

2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that father of the deceased- Raju Kumar Sahu, namely Chhattulal Sahu