2026:CGHC:12601-DB Digitally signed by NAFR AKHILESH AKHILESH BEOHAR BEOHAR Date:

2026.03.18 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

17:55:30 +0530 ACQA No. 378 of 2018 • State of Chhattisgarh, Through- Police Station Champa, District-

Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. ...Appellant versus • Ramesh Khare @ Ramesh, S/o Radheshyam Khare, aged about 33 Years, R/o- Village Kosmanda, Police Station Champa, District- Janjgir- Champa, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent For Appellant/State : Mr. Avinash Singh, Government Advocate.

For Respondent : None.

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

17.03.2026 Per Radhakishan Agrawa l , J .

Heard on admission.

1. The present acquittal appeal, preferred by the appellant/State, arises out of the judgment dated 06.07.2017 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (F.T.C.), Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) in Sessions Trial No. 251/2014, whereby the accused/respondent has been acquitted of the charge under Section 304-B of Indian Penal Code (for short, ‘IPC’) in alternative under Section 302 of IPC, by extending the benefit of doubt.

2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that deceased- Meera @ Rani,